Victory at a High Price ETO (id:#66991)

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Rochelinval, Belgium 1945-01-07 (7 others)

Overview:

As the dark days of the Battle of the Bulge began to wane, the men of the 82nd Airborne were still in the field and working hard to reclaim Belgian territory from the retreating Germans. In small engagements, the men of the 551st Parachute Battalion had suffered high casualties as they pushed the Germans inexorably back. Replacements would arrive as the ranks of the veterans from North Africa, Sicily and Normandy were slowly whittled away. The Germans, despite retreating still managed to put up stiff resistance and exacted a terrible toll on the men of the 551st. On January 7th, the 551st would send three companies against the Volksgrenadiers of the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division at Rochelinval. The under strengthened A, B, and C Companies would attack the dug in German defenders and force them back to the Salm River.

Defender: German (183rd Volksgrenadier Regiment, 62nd Volksgrenadier Division)  

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