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Patton confounded at Metz

Patton confounded at Metz

24th September 1944: Contrasting fortunes for two different US Army Sergeants as the Wehrmacht begin a determined fightback on the German border

Sep 24, 2024
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The US Army took the Belgium fortress at Eben Emael without a sustained fight. The German fortresses at Metz were a different matter

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