Greatest Military Battle
 

What do you consider to be the Greatest Battle in History. Dosen't have to be U.S. History. Throughout the entire History of this Planet.

Me :

The Battle of Gettysburg. July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 1863

Some numbers :

......................Federal ........................Confederate
Engaged ... 85-88,000 ... 70-75,000
KIA ... 3,155 ... 3,903
WIA &
Mortally
Wounded ... 14,529 ... 18,735
Missing ... 5,365 ... 5,425

Total Losses . 23,049 ... 28,063


Then 4 and 1/2 months later, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous speech on that Hallowed Ground.

The Battle of the Buldge. I am single handedly fighting millions of calories, fat grams etc. and heve been doing so for fifty years. :lifter

King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans holding off Xerxes' Persian horde at Thermopylae.

Outpost Snipe
 

The battle of Outpost Snipe in North Africa during WWII.

On another subject.
Anybody not read "Providence is Their Guide"?

Who did the SAS get to give them a ride on their first big mission in North Africa?

What does LRDG stand for?

Pete

Chevrolet?

Long Range Desert Group

If that is a picture of the vehicle, it looks like a Willies M-38. :munchin

The RAF, but wind blew them around everywhere when they jumped and the mission was abandoned.


Battle: Crete.

Not Bad
 

The LRDG was running long range operations through the central desert and then hooking up to the costal roads to observe road traffic. They were using standard 5 ton trucks, not very "cool" but could carry all their equipment.

The SAS were foot mounted on their first big strike in the desert. It was an airfield deep behind the lines. They got the LRDG to drop them off as the patrol passed by the target area. The inbound LRDG patrol was to pick them up and bring um' back. It was a very interesting operation for the SAS. When it was over the survivors decided to get their own vehicles. Of course the SAS was cool even then so it was not the 5 ton trucks but the neat little jeeps for them.

The picture you posted is a good shot of the water condenser mounted in front of the radiator on the SAS jeep. 5th Group was using a similar jeep setup 40 years later. If I knew how to link photos I'd put on here.

Pete

From a book:

LRDG & SAS
 

The political interplay between the LRDG and the SAS was an interesting sub-chapter in the North African Camapign. The LRDG was formed and run by very quiet individuals. They had been running very successful operations for quite a while. As the LRDG put it, Sterling basicly pushed them out of the way.

As the campaign drew to a close the LRDG faded away and the SAS took off for bigger and better things.

Pete

You are most correct
 

I had included the previous Layforce operation. That was the one supported by the LRDG.

I don't think I was altogether wrong about the vehicle. Actually it may be a Willys MB 3D -- later to become the U.S. M-38. At various times it was chevy, Ford, Studebaker, AMC and finally Chrysler powered. :munchin

:lifter :lifter

LMAO -- I LOVED that show as a kid.

THE RAT PATROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lifter