NUTS

[SON OF A TANKER]

On 22 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Anthony Clement McAuliffe (1898-1975) was acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division in charge of the defense of Bastogne, Belgium. The advancing German forces called on his garrison to surrender. The Americans were surrounded. Instead, Anthony McAuliffe wrote:



"To the German Commander: NUTS! The American Commander." Bastogne was successfully held by the Americans. :rambo:

 

[bllrby2104]

i dont get it :?: :?

 

[Charge 7]

"Nuts" has fallen out of common use in the way McAuliffe used it. It means negative in the extreme or "how dare you even think so".

 

[Redleg]

It's a classic.

But it's already on the site, here:
http://www.military-quotes.com/database/m.htm

 

[pattheoneuk]

I like this one. Band Of Brothers is the best thing i have seen with relation to the second world war

 

[George]

Did he really say "nuts" or, maybe "Oh balls!" & it got censored?