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World War II American artillery that crushed German fortifications
When American guns made German bunkers useless in World War II, a revolutionary weapon changed fortification warfare forever: ...
For the first time in American history, U.S. soldiers would fight under a foreign command. In 93 minutes, they would help win ...
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Why German soldiers fled to American lines in World War II
In the final days of World War II, hundreds of thousands of German soldiers and civilians fled west to surrender to American forces. This story follows General Walther Wenck, collapsing German armies, ...
During the bloody battle for Hurtgen Forest in late 1944, a 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield. Lt. Friedrich Lengfeld ordered his men not to ...
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1 is available here. Part 2 is here. A new story will be published every Sunday.
1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind went missing in 1944 while scouting a route for his company of tank destroyers. He was officially accounted for in May. By Patty Nieberg Published Jun 4, 2024 4:41 PM EDT 1st ...
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