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17th February 1944: One US soldier's heroic battle - and a British battalion of infantry disappears from the front line

Feb 17, 2024
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Somewhere in Italy—Under the supervision of their Allied captors, German prisoners of war turn up Italian soil, digging graves for their late comrades. The Nazis were taken in the battle for Nettuno. Photo radioed to New York today (February 3rd).

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