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World History

CatMor

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1. How horrible that was ...

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2020, 09:53 PM

Dec 2020

I have a family member killed in WWII in the Bridge at Remagen battle near the end of the war. Killed crossing the Rhine by a German sniper. A letter was written to our family by a fellow soldier who witnessed it.

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'The Death Factory': Hurtgen Forest and The End of WWII [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP

How horrible that was ... CatMor Dec 2020 #1

Hurtgen was a horrible campaign. How sad you lost the relative appalachiablue Dec 2020 #2

I never saw The movie, I'll look for the book .... CatMor Dec 2020 #3

What service and sacrifice your family gave to that war appalachiablue Dec 2020 #4

Thank you for the trailer, I will definitely try to get the movie ... CatMor Dec 2020 #5

There's quite a lot of material online about Remagen, appalachiablue Dec 2020 #6

I can not thank you enough for this film..... CatMor Dec 2020 #7