Arracourt: Episode 17 — Abrams Strikes Back
Creighton Abrams and the 37th Tank Battalion helped turn the crisis at Arracourt from defensive survival into aggressive American counteraction. This episode follows the rapid recombination of forces after the Lunéville fighting and explains how Abrams used speed, radios, local initiative, and combined-arms support to strike German thrusts before they could consolidate. The focus is command tempo: the ability to act on incomplete information before enemy surprise becomes lasting advantage. Sherman crews maneuvered for flanks, artillery disrupted German movement, and American units attacked isolated enemy groups rather than accepting the battle on German terms. Listeners will understand why Abrams’s counterattacks became central to the American victory in Lorraine. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.
