Fury at Zhuri WTO (id:#60609)

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Zhuri, Czechoslovakia 1945-05-05 (4 others)

Overview:

The U.S. 90th Infantry Division found the going pretty light by May 5, 1945, as it supported the 4th Armored Division’s drive into Czechoslovakia, although there were still Germans around with fight in them. Still, when a company from the 357th Infantry Regiment heard that the commander of a noncommissioned officers training school wanted to surrender with his cadets at Zhuri, it seemed innocuous enough, especially when they saw scout cars from the 2nd Cavalry Groups outside the village and white flags hanging from buildings in the village. Unfortunately for I Company, the scout cars had been captured the day before and were manned by Germans, who had no intention of surrendering. The fanatical cadets immediately opened fire, killing ten soldiers and wounding another ten, forcing the remaining G.I.s to take cover in a ditch. Furious at the unexpected casualties, the men of I Company relentlessly cleared Zhuri of the cadets, engaging in hand-to-hand combat among the houses.

Defender: German (Elements of Unteroffizierschule Oberdonau)  

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