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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

By noon of the 17th , the 100th Btl had advanced as far as the first of four conical hills that towered over Bruyeres. The 2nd Btl on the right kept p...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Postion of the German Grenadier Regiment 736 at the start of Hill A -- attachment is not available --

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Once again, the Americans were welcomed by an artillery barrage - fifty well placed shells and concentrated machinegun and sniper fire from the stone ...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

It was to be an all-day effort, through cold rain and relentless German pounding, before Company F finally took Hill 555 withs its commanding view of ...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

As Companies E and F fought teir way toward Hill B, Capt. Pershing Nakada's engineers treid desperately to clear the roadblocks and mines ahead. But w...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Close up of the plate. -- attachment is not available --

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

This is the monumet in honor of the brave soldiers who fought here and it stands on Hill 555 -- attachment is not available --

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

The view shows the starting point of where the 100th Btl attacked Bruyeres. The phot was taken on Hill 555. -- attachment is not available --

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Fighting for hill "A" and "B" The 100th Btl attacked hill "A", the 2nd Btl attacked hill "B", but aftera day of severe fighting, the Nisei ga...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

In front of them , like forbidding sentries rising a thousand feet from the valley floor, stood 4 strategic hills named A, B, C and D. The 100th Batta...

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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Nestled in the beautiful valley. on the western edge of the Vosges. lies the small town of Bruyères. Roman relics found nearby date its origin to the ...

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NORMANDY - STAND WHERE THEY FOUGHT TOUR 2007

There is a book out called "WN62" with the accounts from Severloh. I had the luck to speak to this gunner back in 2006 bur he passed away in 2007. He ...

18 years ago
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NORMANDY - STAND WHERE THEY FOUGHT TOUR 2007

Another interesting helmet found here. It belonged to a member of the 5th Engineer Sepc. Brigade. It was found 1998 2 Km von Colleville sur Mer --...

18 years ago
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NORMANDY - STAND WHERE THEY FOUGHT TOUR 2007

Here a helmet which belonge to a S/Sgt of G company 16th Regiment. he was killed by a sniper at around 10.30 June 6 near the new hotel which stays at ...

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