This Army platoon’s ‘last-ditch stand’ during the Battle of the Bulge holds lessons for small units in future wars
By: Todd South   2 days ago
WASHINGTON – Allied forces were closing in on Berlin, and village by village, forces were rolling across formerly German-held territories.
Many Americans thought that World War II, at least in Europe, was nearly at its end. Some troops had spent the previous years fighting across North Africa and into southern Europe while their fellow soldiers later stormed the beaches at Normandy.
On Dec. 16, 1944, two squads of soldiers with the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Division spotted a large German advance one town over. Their communications had been cut off from the higher headquarters and they had no fires support.
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