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17th January 1945: A young US infantryman finds himself holed up in a house in Germany as the men around him become casualties

Jan 17, 2025
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‘Sgt. Clarence Pfeifer, Jordan, Montana, (with machine gun) and Pfc. Sherman Maness, Searcy, Ark., (driver) bring in two German prisoners captured near Longchamps, Belgium. 15 January, 1945’

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