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Tango01 | 04 Apr 2020 10:39 p.m. PST |
… mystery -- and meet an enemy "Clarence Smoyer's index finger caressed the trigger. Sweat poured down the leather flaps of his helmet. No one in his tank moved or even whispered. It was March 6, 1945, and Smoyer was part of the Allies' last push into Nazi Germany. The lanky 19-year-old with a mop of curly hair was part of a tank crew that had crawled into the German city of Cologne for what would become the US Army's biggest house-to-house fight in Europe. The Germans called it "Endkampf," the final battle for their homeland. "Gentlemen, I give you Cologne," Smoyer's commander announced over the radio. "Let's knock the hell out of it!"…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 05 Apr 2020 8:21 a.m. PST |
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Buck215 | 05 Apr 2020 8:54 a.m. PST |
That was an incredible story! Brought tears to my eyes… |
The Virtual Armchair General | 05 Apr 2020 11:28 a.m. PST |
Outstanding. A must read, I think…. TVAG |
SBminisguy | 05 Apr 2020 11:45 a.m. PST |
The books "Spearhead" is a very gripping read, the actual "Fury" in the flesh. link |
Normal Guy | 05 Apr 2020 12:35 p.m. PST |
That photograph of the tank crew looks like it came from a still from a movie about the war instead of a group of American kids sent into harm's way. Iconic. |
Tango01 | 05 Apr 2020 3:42 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friends! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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