The 2nd Ranger Battalion has kept Hill 400 out of German hands for much of December 7,...
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The 2nd Ranger Battalion has kept Hill 400 out of German hands for much of December 7, 1944. And by 1700 hours on December 8th, they've withstood two more counterattacks coming from three sides of the hill. Hill 400,
you can't think of it as, oh, here's the Americans
controlling the whole hill. It's more like, here's a handful of guys in little clumps
here and there on that hill who control the ground
they stand on, kind of, controlling the entry points,
the exit points, controlling an area 30 yards away. That-- That's problematic
you can't think of it as, oh, here's the Americans
controlling the whole hill. It's more like, here's a handful of guys in little clumps
here and there on that hill who control the ground
they stand on, kind of, controlling the entry points,
the exit points, controlling an area 30 yards away. That-- That's problematic
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The 2nd Ranger Battalion
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has kept Hill 400 out of German hands
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for much of December 7, 1944.
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And by 1700 hours on December 8th,
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they've withstood two more counterattacks
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coming from three sides of the hill.
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Hill 400,
you can't think of it as,
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oh, here's the Americans
controlling the whole hill.
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It's more like, here's a handful of guys
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in little clumps
here and there on that hill
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who control the ground
they stand on, kind of,
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controlling the entry points,
the exit points,
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controlling an area 30 yards away.
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That-- That's problematic.
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Movie Summary
As the end of WWII approaches, diehard Nazi forces fight to the end to stop Allied armies from freeing Europe.
