Garand Picture of the Day #110 - Respite in the Hürtgen

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Originally Posted by mojalajab

Ernest Hemingway compared the Hurtgen forest to the British Offensive in Paschendale during World War I. Many of the opposing German generals also compared the battle to those of 1917-18 and von Gersdorf said it was more horrendous than any he experienced on the Russian Front. What unit was your grandfather in?

My grandfather was 44th Field Artillery Battalion, attached to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Army at the time of the Hurtgen Forest Battle.

He was a June 6, 1944 Utah Beach veteran and participated in 5 major campaigns, and the only major damage done was frost bite on the move to relieve the 101st Airborne at Bastonge.

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Picture from the 22nd Infantry.

The center GI and the uphil GI...

are they carrying different SMG? ( M1A1 & M3???)

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Originally Posted by jjroth

are they carrying different SMG? ( M1A1 & M3???)

They both look like Thompsons to me.