Germans Vs. Americans In The Battle Of Bastogne

Soldiers, whether they were German or American, they still had to put up with the same things. Both armies had to struggle to survive on what was given to them. They had to go through hard and rigorous training as well. The way they had to fight was also very much alike. The soldiers though they were from very different countries and might be thought to be totally different from each other, had a lot in common on the front lines of the war. Getting supplies was a large issue for many soldiers during the war. They were always in need of supplies. It seems like the ability of both armies was severely lacking in that respect. The Germans struggled with supplies so much that they even demoted and moved soldiers to disciplinary battalions if
The Germans had to fight through cold weather, which they were not particularly prepared for, while in Russia during the winter. The Americans at Bastogne had to fight through the cold; they were severely under equipped for it. Another issue both sides had to face was a lack of communication. The Germans had a hell of a time finding their divisions and groups if they got lost or straggled behind a little bit; they also didn’t know a whole lot about what was happening to the groups around them. The Americans had issues reaching each other on many occasions and a notable situation was in the battle on D-Day the 101st airborne division was very disorganized after landing and all the companies go mixed up. The Germans and Americans in the two books had to deal with having very little support from air or artillery, though at times they did, it wasn’t very prevalent. Both sides had good leaders and bad ones. In the case of the Germans, and Gross Deutschland, they had Hauptmann Wesreidau who most the troops really liked, and the feldwebels who most the enlisted men, landsers, didn’t like as much. The quote, “the annihilation of Wesreidau seemed as impossible to us as life without their parents seems to small children” shows how much he meant to the people he led. The 101st airborne, Easy Company, had Major Winters who most of the men would have followed into curtain death, and new officers and lieutenants that they didn’t really like as much. Both units were made up of infantry, so they also had a lot of problems with tanks, which they were inadequately equipped to