The Americans were outnumbered, surrounded, and running short on supplies when a German delegation requested their surrender. Anthony McAuliffe led the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Instead, the Marines broke out and slaughtered their way through multiple enemy divisions.Īrmy Brig. The Marines were expected to fight what essentially amounted to a doomed delaying action as the Chinese wiped them out. This particular one he spit out while Chinese forces surrounded his men at the Chosin Reservoir. “Chesty” Puller gave us tons of great quotes. They’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us … They can’t get away this time.” According to survivors, Taylor yelled a few different versions of this quote during the landings at Omaha Beach and all of them had the desired effect, spurring American soldiers forward against the Nazi guns firing on the beach.Ģ. “All right. George Taylor as he urged his men forward at Normandy on D-Day. Troops in an LCVP landing craft approach Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. These quotes are from the third category.ġ. “Two kinds of people are staying on this beach! The dead and those who are going to die! Now, let’s get the hell out of here!” In the heat of battle, some people freeze up, some charge forward, and some drop awesome lines like they’re trying to win a rap battle.
