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nixonjoinedthehighoopengroundthatprovidednoversoeverforthefinalassault
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guaereandlarkeygottheir60rtarintoaalarkeyortarheaninthefieldatthatpointaanchinegunpost
ersachinegunstogotoachinegunnerstotakeitunderfire
tuingtohisright,ininghishelt,abigsleonhisfaetandexitedoutthesideatsuchananglethatthebulletsilyleftaburkonhisforeheaditdidnotevenbreaktheskin
thegefirepanybatheachinegunnerstopullback
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justasthegeparaortarsontheenachinegunnersohdraw
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asthefirsttankgottothefaredgeofthethetigerlaidan88intoittheshothittheannderhadfiredblind,lininguponthefallingtopsofthetrees
thebritishnderthreorthendershandsselfupthroughthehatandbleainderofhiscrenitionexplodingatintervals
thetigertuedits88onthesendtankandknockeditouthoneshot
easyspentthereinderoftheday,andallthatnight,inaserablenstantrain,rakingtheroadortarfireheadquarterspanybroughtupso81rtarstoaddtothefireartilleryatvegheljoinedin,butentsofthe502ndpirthesouth
itiserable,dangerousnightforthepany,butthebattalions2,eselfhekneethegotroaringdrunkandspentthenightsingingandlaughinguntilhepassedout
intheearlyhoursofsepteer26,thegesthesalientatfirstlight,the506thadvanericanparatroopersoccupiedthegroundafterafiercefirefightanparatroopers
thatafteoon,intherain,theregintrailsinericansatleast,thecaaigninhollandwasover
thatsuppositiontuedouttobepaignhadendedandfailed
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tendaysearlier,theeuphoriainthealliedoreoperationandtheanshadbeenontheruneversinandy,frohebeginningofaugustrightonthroughtotheddleofsepteerithadbeenassudthattheirunithesionoitionoraleptionsprovedtobeoneofthegreatintelligencefailuresofthewar
infairaents,establishedaherentdefensivelineeisenhotheexperience;inrch1945heygesuntiltheyreinourcages,orareburi



