Richard Doherty > Quotes

“their bloody way to Vinchiaturo. Their main opposition had come at first from Kampfgruppe Heilmann, which included 3rd Parachute Regiment with a battalion of 1/67th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, later replaced by a battalion from 2/67th Panzer Grenadiers.”
― Richard Doherty, Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45: The Long Hard Slog

“At least some of the latter could testify that their routes were blocked by armed Americans with an attitude to non-Americans that would be familiar to anyone passing through a major US international airport today.”
― Richard Doherty, Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45: The Long Hard Slog

“the furious firepower of the 16 Panzer Division was turned on to our positions. … There was a shout ‘Tanks in front!”
― Richard Doherty, Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45: The Long Hard Slog