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October 29, 2024
The next thing Phil knew, one end of his stretcher was strapped to one of his A&P mules, and the other end was carried by Private […]
October 28, 2024
Within seconds, a trio of German soldiers, each screaming at the top of his lungs, came from nowhere, leaping over the perimeter wire.[1]
October 28, 2024
When dawn broke, Happy made his way among the dead Germans to gather their guns, grenades, and ammo. When finished, he distributed the arms and the […]
October 27, 2024
Just after midnight, Greer’s raiders were attacked by dozens of fanatical enemies, who charged again and again from the west, south, and east of their south-facing […]
October 27, 2024
Just after midnight, Greer’s raiders were attacked by dozens of fanatical enemies, who charged again and again from the west, south, and east of their south-facing […]
October 26, 2024
On October 26, Task Force Greer, headed by Captain Harold E. Greer, assistant to Regimental S-3 Ross Calvert, moved the regimental right flank into a gap […]
October 25, 2024
After a cold, fitful night, the 3rd Battalion pushed forward on the morning of October 25th to the northeastern edge of the woods and seized the […]
October 24, 2024
On October 24, 1944, at 1000 hours, the push for the mountain village of St. Diè began with the 30th Infantry acting as the lead element […]
October 22, 2024
The departure of General Truscott in the VI Corps was also marked by another high-level command change affecting the 6th Army Group.[1]
October 20, 2024
Finally, on October 20th, everything was ready (after five days of deception. At dawn, under cover of a heavy barrage, Dad’s 3rd Division launched a powerful […]