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Battle Of Aachen - Part I: The Wurm River Bridgehead, Camp Phillips, Haugen, WI
October 7th, 2023


Strategizing on the eve of battle

"Hey - whose side are you on anyway?"

Military Police

Good Morning

Bunk in one of the fort towers

Courtyard in Fort Rice

Jeep with BAR & .50 cal machine gun

More Jeeps

Kubelwagens

Allies at Saturday morning formation

GIs

Germans at morning formation

Roadsigns

Staging outside Marienberg

Advancing slowly

Wurm River Bridge

Pvt. Anderson on the .30 cal

Able Company - 1st Squad

Able 2 moving through the woods

Medic at the ready

Looking for the enemy

Sneaking up on the airfield

Breaking for lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Stacked M1 Garand Rifles

Moving out after lunch

Preparing defenses at the crossroads

Able 2 probing for the enemy

Germans defending a position

"Are you guys all dead?"

Germans take Palenberg

Heading back to Battalion CP

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