The Most Legendary American Unit of WW2 - “The Rag Tag Circus" - Pt.1

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Hey guys! Weclome to what I consider my proudest achievement and my favourite series I've ever made, yes I include USS Enterprise in that. The history of the 83rd Infantry Division has been an obsession of mine for years ever since I read Cornelius Ryan's book "The Last Battle" and heard the famous story of "The Rag Tag Circus". Where an American infantry division beat every other Allied unit to Berlin INCLUDING THE SOVIETS by stealing every single vehicle and weapon system not nailed down, they were the E-4 Mafia personified and writ large. The only reason they didn't take the German capital was because they were ordered to stop after crossing the last river in their way.

This is a Two Part series, however you don't need to have seen Part One to watch Part Two, though you are missing out on some fantastic stories if you do.

I would like to personally thank the 83rd Infantry Division Association and their official historian who manages the archive from which I sourced the documents to write, edit and produce this project, without their recommendations on books I'd have been stuck.

I'd also like to thank the families of Lt Col. Granville Attaway Sharpe and Lt. Samuel W Magill Senior for providing me with various photos and documents without which this video would not be possible.

And finally I would like to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of the Veterans themselves, many of whom gave all of their tomorrows for our today.

So forget about all the troubles of modern times, take a break from watching K-Pop Demonhunters or doom scrolling about AI. And join me in a riveting story about some true American heroes.

To find all the sources I used in the video you can visit their archives yourself:

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/

For Specific Sources:

Shavetail: The Odyssey of an Infantry LT in WW2 - by William Devitt
Lee Millers War: Beyond D-Day - by David E Scherman
A Country Boy Gone Soldiering - by George Henry Waple
Breakout and Pursuit: The US Army in Europe WW2 - by Martin Blumeson

Sharpes Battalion - By Martha Sharpe - Memoirs of Lt.Col G.A Sharpe

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/accounts/sharpe/Charlotte_Sharpe_Daly-Sharpe_s_Battalion_in_WW2-Part-1.pdf

The Rag Tag Circus: From Omaha Beach to the Elbe - By Col. Edwin "Buckshot" Crabill

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/accounts/ebcrabill/FromOmahaBeachtotheElbe-TheDiaryofaSoldier(ColCrabillsRadioOperator).pdf

What did you do during the war Granddaddy? - By Lt Leo Hury

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/accounts/Memoirs_1LT_Leo_T_Hury_CoM_330th.pdf

A Year Ago Today: The Diary of Captain William Waters - Capt. William Waters

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/accounts/Diary_Cpt_Waters_CoG_331st.pdf

We Saw it Through: A History of the 331st Infantry Regiment - by Jack Strauss

https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/331st/various/We_Saw_It_Through-Jack_M_Straus.pdf

The Thunderbolt Across Europe - A History of the 83rd Infantry Division

My Fathers War: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF
LAWRENCE LEE CHITTENDEN DURING WORLD WAR II - By Beth Chittenden

https://www.normandytothebulge.be/83rd%20Inf%20Div/Collection/83rd%20Lawrence%20L%20CHITTENDEN/My%20Fathers%20War.pdf

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