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During the “Bulge,” a small force of American soldiers held off a determined German assault during Christmas 1944. More »
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In the autumn of 1944, the U.S. First Army was chewed up in the Hürtgen Forest where it had to contend with counterattacks by the Germans. More »
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American tanks and artillery wreaked havoc on newly created German panzer formations during the Battle of Arracourt in September 1944. More »
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Using speed and daring, Panzer leader Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz achieved multiple victories on the Eastern Front in World War II. More »
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American mechanized cavalrymen fought a textbook delaying action against the German Nordwind offensive during the winter of 1944. More »
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In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire. More »
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Hobart’s Funnies were modified Churchill and Sherman tanks with odd-looking features used to support the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. More »
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Emperor Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire with its capital at Aachen, lasted 1,000 years. Hitler Insisted on a fanatical defense of the legacy city. More »
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In 1945, an unconventional alliance between the Wehrmacht and American forces helped to lift the siege of Castle Itter by the SS. More »
