To become famous overnight, known throughout the world!
This saying couldn't be more fitting for the Special Task Force—or rather, the Borneo Guard Force.
Half a month ago, no one in the world had heard of them, but half a month later, they were known by all.
The defenders of Bastogne Fortress!
But what exactly was this so-called fortress?
It was nothing more than scattered foxholes in a frozen wasteland. How did they manage to fight tanks with rifles, and even capture many German tanks?
It was the defenders' iron will!
As American newspapers widely reported on the defenders of Bastogne, British and French papers also reprinted their stories. Of course, this only intensified people's contempt for the French—or rather, for the French military.
There was no helping it. In 1944, the French were looked down upon not just by foreigners, but by their own people as well.
All that talk about General de Gaulle restoring French dignity? Nonsense.