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A Pennsylvania soldier in the Battle of the Bulge - Letters from War
On December 16, 1944, German military forces launched a surprise counter-offensive against the United States Army in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. The attack, which penetrated deeply into American lines, became known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.
One of the American soldiers who faced this Nazi onslaught was a 20-year-old citizen-soldier from Pine Grove, Pennsylvania named Irvin Schwartz.
In this episode of the Public History podcast, we explore this soldier’s experience as an anti-tank gunner during the Battle of the Bulge through the letters he wrote home about his experience in World War II.
This special episode for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest military engagement in American history, is based on the Letters from War series published here.
Read Schwartz's letter about the Battle of Dom Bütgenbach here
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By Jake Wynn and Justin VoithoferOn December 16, 1944, German military forces launched a surprise counter-offensive against the United States Army in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. The attack, which penetrated deeply into American lines, became known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.
One of the American soldiers who faced this Nazi onslaught was a 20-year-old citizen-soldier from Pine Grove, Pennsylvania named Irvin Schwartz.
In this episode of the Public History podcast, we explore this soldier’s experience as an anti-tank gunner during the Battle of the Bulge through the letters he wrote home about his experience in World War II.
This special episode for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest military engagement in American history, is based on the Letters from War series published here.
Read Schwartz's letter about the Battle of Dom Bütgenbach here