File:German soldier Ardennes 1944.jpeg

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Description Original description:"A German soldier, heavily armed, carries ammunition boxes forward with companion in territory taken by their counter-offensive in this scene from captured German film. Belgium, December 1944." A member of Kampfgruppe Hansen, they ambushed and completely destroyed the U.S. 14th Cavalry Group on the road between Poteau and Recht.
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Source U.S. www.defensimagery.mil photo no. HD-SN-99-02729; NARA file no. 111-SC-197561
Author German military photo, captured by U.S. military
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18 December 1944

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