Jews Left Europe in Pursuit of a Dream. Their Sons Fought to Preserve It
From the blog of James Galfund at The Times of Israel
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From the blog of James Galfund at The Times of Israel
On December 19, 1944, Lt. Col. Andrew Barr, the G-2 for Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose’s 3d Armored Division, and his staff joined the divisional headquarters in a night road march.
Dubbed the longest battle fought by the Americans on German soil, the Battle of Hurtgen Forest lasted from September 19, 1944, to February 10, 1945.
Columnist Mike Richard writes about a local serviceman who was killed stateside after surviving Pearl Harbor; another fell during a battle in Germany
Having good boats to get your forces across rivers and lakes matters more than you'd think. Here's What You Need To Know: The Mike boat, an all-metal vessel that displaced 30 tons, was developed to carry a single armored fighting vehicle the size of a Sherman tank. Some times called a “tank lighter,” it had twin diesel engines that made it quite maneuverable and therefore required a skilled coxswain such as Birkler to “drive” it. The craft’s 130-mile range also meant that it could sail across the English Channel on its own. On March 22, 1945, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.’s U....