Despite heavy artillery support, the regiment suffered 2,678 casualties while advancing just 6,000 yards during 18 continuous days of action. One soldier fell for every 2 yards gained. The unit’s ...
The Battle of Huertgen Forest. The site of one of the bloodiest battlegrounds for U.S. troops during World War II, yet few outside of Germany know of its whereabouts or what transpired there in 1944.
VOSSENECK, Germany – In 1939, the world entered WWII, the deadliest war in history sparked by an international conflict between the Axis and Allied powers. The 4th Infantry Division joined the fight ...
2019-10-12T14:59:23-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/f3b/20191012150612003_hd.jpgThe National World War II Museum hosted a conversation with author Chris Hartley ...
The remains of a soldier from Bucks County have been identified more than 77 years after he was killed at the tail end of World War II during one the U.S. Army's deadliest battles. Army Pvt. Walter G.
US Sgt. Cayne (left) seen here with German POWs, Battle of the Bulge, Hürtgen Forest, Germany, World War II, December 1944. Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images Providing the American military with a reasonable ...