25194 - U.S. Armored Infantryman Advancing, 1943-45 First Legion-Napoleon Retreat from Russia armor photos of WWII

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25194 - U.S. Armored Infantryman Advancing, 1943-45 First Legion-Napoleon Retreat from Russia armor photos of WWIIU. S. Armored Infantryman Advancing, 1943 45 The 9th Armored Division landed in mainland Europe late in September 1944 and first went into line, 23 Oct. 1944, on patrol duty in a quiet sector along the Luxembourg German frontier. When the Germans launched their winter offensive on 16 Dec. 1944, the 9th, with no real combat experience, suddenly found itself engaged in heavy fighting. Dispersed across the entire front, they endured determined German