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The War - 01x06 The Ghost Front (December 1944-March 1945)

1x06 The Ghost Front (December 1944-March 1945)

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First Aired: Oct. 01, 2007 on PBS

Summary: On Dec. 16, 1944, the Nazis launch a counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg. This Battle of the Bulge (as it came to be known) catches the Allies by surprise. By March 1945, however, the Allies have dropped more bombs on Germany than in the preceding three years;…
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Main Characters in this Episode



Guest Stars

Himself played by Quentin Aanenson
Himself played by Bill Lansford
Himself played by Ray Leopold
Reader played by Josh Lucas
Himself played by Burnett Miller
Himself played by Ray Pittman
Himself played by Burt Wilson (II)
Herself played by Katharine Phillips

Episode Quotes

Ray Leopold: In the process of this battle we took about 18 or 19 German prisoners. A young man approximately 24 years of age turned to me, and in a voice completely accent-free, he said, "Where are you from?" I said, "I'm from the United States." "Where... in the United States?" "The Northeast," I said. "Where Northeast?" I said, "I'm from Connecticut." "Where in Connecticut?" He was persisting. I said "Yes, I'm from Waterbury, Connecticut." "Ah, yes," he said, "Waterbury, at the junction of the Naugatuck and Mad Rivers." Now you have to know a bit about the area. The Naugatuck is a fairly substantial river, but the Mad River is a little stream that you can jump across without any trouble. Anyone who knew this... I was puzzled. I said, "How did you possibly know that?" He said, "I was in training for the administration." "The administration of what?" I said. He said, "The administration of the territories." My blood ran cold. I couldn't imagine that Hitler, in his wildest imagination, not only had figured he practically had Europe in his grasp, but he also figured that he would control America, too.