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German soldiers who attempted to storm the 101st Airborne command post in Bastogne, Belgium, lie dead on the ground after they were mowed down by American machine gun fire
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Bastogne, Belgium, 1944: German soldiers who attempted to storm the 101st Airborne command…

Bastogne, Belgium, 12/25/1944

SC 200446Field no. ETO-HQ-45-34RG 111
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German soldiers who attempted to storm the 101st Airborne command post in Bastogne, Belgium, lie dead on the ground after they were mowed down by American machine gun fire. The tanks, behind which they were advancing, were knocked out also. This photo was taken while Bastogne was still under siege.

Date
12/25/1944
Place
Bastogne, Belgium · approximate position
Photographer
Krochka
Units
101st Airborne Division
SC number
200446
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-34
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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