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Seizing a Prisoner

1st October 1944: A young officer from the 82nd Airborne single-handedly takes out a German position

Oct 01, 2024
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"Holland – American paratroopers bend low but continue their advance on Arnhem as a bursting German 88 kicks up a section of field.”

The US 82nd Airborne Division were still in Holland, holding on to the salient that Market Garden had opened up. They were now in defensive positions close to the German border.

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