European Theater Archives - Page 8 of 23

M26 Pershing: America’s Heavy Tank

The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II.

6 January 2019

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Patton’s Fight for Fort Koenigsmacker

In the struggle for the French city of Metz, General Patton threw the U.S. 90th Infantry Division at the fortress walls to crack the German line.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Skiing Off To War: A Squad Leader in the 10th Mountain Division

A veteran of the famed 10th Mountain Division recounts combat in Italy with America’s specially trained mountain and winter warfare division.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Last Flight of the Lonesome Polecat

In February 1944, an American B-24 on a mission to bomb a V-1 launching site crashed into a small French town. Its a crash that reverberates today.

6 January 2019

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What If Hitler Didn’t Invade Russia in 1941?

This might just be the ultimate historical “what-if.”

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Nevada and I Survived the War

A former sailor recalls his ship’s participation in some of the most momentous events of World War II, from Pearl Harbor, to Normandy, to Iwo Jima.

5 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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First Week of the Bulge: Joachim Peiper’s Blitz For the Meuse

SS fanatic Joachim Peiper led Hitler’s desperate spearhead during the Battle of the Bulge.

5 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Book Reviews: Heroism of the Nisei Soldiers

Japanese American troops of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team risked everything to rescue a trapped unit of the 36th Division in the Vosges Mountains.

3 January 2019

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On a Wing and Several Prayers: The Story of a B-17 Tailgunner

Larry Stevens, a teenaged gunner on a venerable B-17G named Full House, survived 35 missions to make it back home.

3 January 2019

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Fiery Fight for a Frozen Hell: Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg

Often overlooked, the portion of the Battle of the Bulge that took place in Luxembourg was as savage as the better known battles in Belgium.

2 January 2019

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When the Wehrmacht and American GIs Joined Forces to Fight the Waffen-SS

In 1945, an unconventional alliance between the Wehrmacht and American forces helped to lift the siege of Castle Itter by the SS.

2 January 2019

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The Lions of Carentan Part III: Operation Cobra

Despite suffering heavy casualties, Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 continued to defend German positions in Normandy until nearly the end of the war.

2 January 2019

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The Lions of Carentan Part II: Defending Carentan

After American airborne troops took Ste.-Mere-Eglise and St.-Come-du-Mont, it was Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6’s job to keep the vital city of Carentan from the Yanks.

2 January 2019

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The Lions of Carentan Part I: Paratrooper vs Paratrooper on D-Day

A tough German parachute regiment was tasked with halting the Allied invasion of Normandy.

2 January 2019

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British Paratrooper at Arnhem: An Interview With James Sims

James Sims of the British 1st Airborne Division recalls the battle of Arnhem of Operation Market-Garden and his fight for survival as prisoner of the SS.

1 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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