The story
Despite individual courage, the odds were too great. Germans surrounded the town and the majority of its defenders, men of two rifle platoons of Company L, a machine gun and mortar section of Company M, an anti-tank squad from the Third Battalion Headquarters, all 232nd Infantry, were captured or killed.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.