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An American G.I. leans out his tent to shake hands with a dog in Luxembourg’s frozen landscape during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945.
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US soldiers manage to get a break during the fighting - Bastogne, Belgium Dec 1944
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Eighteen-year old GI John Wauthier with his BAR near Bütgenbach Belgium, January 1945
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hi! can i make a request for a Johnny Martin fic, if u write for him, of him and reader snuggled in a foxhole in Bastogne??
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Johnny Martin x Reader
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A/N: Hi anon! Thanks for requesting! I've never written for Johnny, so sorry if this isn't the best! this is also a really short blurb! hbo owns the rights, and this is about the fictional portrayal of easy company on the show. nothing but love and respect for veterans on this blog! Enjoy!
Summary: After a long day in Bastogne, everyone takes advantage of the little downtime they have, including the stoic Johnny Martin.
It had been a long day for Johnny when he plopped into his foxhole. They'd lost Hoobler to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he didn't know how much more he could take. As a sergeant, he was tasked with keeping up with his platoon, and in the Ardennes, it was harder than before.
"Hey," (y/n) whispered, stuffing her hands under her armpits. "How are the rest of the guys?"
Johnny sighed, rubbing his hand down his face. "After Hoob, they're not doing good."
She looked over at him and saw utter exhaustion. They all felt the same, but Johnny felt more than everyone thought. The stern and sharp-tongued officer cared for his men more than they would ever know, and every time he lost one, it devastated him.
Reaching over, she gently cupped his cheek, turning him towards her. "And how are you doing, Johnny?"
He silently stared at her for a while, almost like he was trying to find the words to accurately describe his pain. Johnny ended up shaking his head with slightly red-rimmed eyes.
"I'm managing."
(Y/n) pulled him closer and wrapped her arms around him as he nuzzled his face into her neck. She had to suppress a shiver from the touch of his frigid nose. "You know I'm always here, right?"
"Yeah, I know," he murmured into her neck. "I just don't want to talk about it yet."
Nodding, she leaned her head atop his and looked up at the sky above them. There wasn't much to see because of all the bad weather, but she imagined the stars shining on them brightly.
"Who would've thought you could take the stars for granted?" She asked quietly.
Johnny scoffed lightly, looking up as well. "Yeah, I'd do freaking anything just to feel the sun again. Or see the stars. It might make this a little more bearable."
An icy wind gust blew through the forest, sending snow swirling around them. In their already freezing foxhole, Johnny tucked (y/n) under his arm and covered them with the thin blanket he'd found.
"You know," she started. "When we get home, I don't know if I could live somewhere cold again after being in this place."
Johnny looked down at the shaking figure in his arms and took in the redness of her nose and cheeks, but also the beauty that radiated through. "Me too, sweetheart. I'll follow you anywhere you want to go."
"But what about Columbus?" (Y/n) asked, wide-eyed. "You can't just leave. That's where your whole life is, Johnny."
A soft smile formed on his lips at her confused expression. "Doll, as long as I'm with you, I'll be alright."
“Well then, Sergeant Martin, what do you think about Arizona?”
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Soldats américains devant un hôpital de campagne - Bataille des Ardennes - 1944
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Battle of the Bulge. 16 December 1944-25 January 1945.
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Patton's Own, today marks the 71st anniversary of one of the most decisive and bloodiest battles of #WorldWarII . The #BattleofTheBulge began Dec. 16, 1944, and was a sneak attack by Hitler on exhausted #USArmy soldiers in the hills of Belgium's Ardennes forest. Lt. Gen. George Patton and his Third Army played an instrumental role in defeating the German counter offensive in the Ardennes, relieving Bastogne and elements of the 101st Airborne Division and the start of the Allied counter offensive against the Germans. The battle was Hitler's last major stand, really - one that could have changed the tide of the war in his favor. Instead, it solidified an Allied Victory. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the battle, "This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war, and will, I believe be regarded as an ever famous American victory.
"Read more on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) blog at http://www.dodlive.mil/.../remembering-the-bulge-key.../ Third, Always First!
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#battle of the bulge#ardennes#counter offensive#wwii#tank#tankers#infantry#winter#snow#color#wwii in color
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Taking Charge (The Tide Has Turned)
(Painting by: K. Sean Sullivan)
On January 13, 1945… Nearly a month after the Battle of the Bulge began, American forces are back on the offensive. At the small Belgian village of Foy, Lt. Ron Speirs leads Easy Company, 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne against an entrenched enemy. Earlier, a shaky officer had stopped the attack prematurely, causing Capt. Richard Winters to send in Speirs to take charge. Having rallied the men, Speirs now leads the final Easy Company assault. In the days to follow, the Allied breakout would prove unstoppable, and the Battle of the Bulge would end in victory.
#band of brothers#ronald speirs#us army#101st airborne#paratroopers#battle of the bulge#world war 2#wwii#military#history#artwork#painting
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American M4 Shermans line up in readiness just outside St Vith, Belgium, Dec 1944
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U.S. troops examine a captured German Tiger II near Bastogne.
#wwii#battle of bastogne#battle of the bulge#western front#liberation of Belgium#Tiger II#tanks#German armor#German tanks
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american ^-^
ps. i'll be posting more tllh drawings later on
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'Peiper's Last Advance' – Bataille des Ardennes – Décembre 1944
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II (Tigre Royal)
©Artwork by Nicolas Trudgian
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The 291ST is responsible for frustrating the advance of Joachim Peiper's armored vanguard in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. The 291ST though understrength, destroyed enough bridges across the Meuse to cost the NAZIs time and fuel they didn't have.
So effective was the 291ST that SS LTC Peiper repeated referred to them as those "Damned engineers". High praise indeed from a goosestepping asshat like Peiper.
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