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Remembrance of the American tank crew killed in Leipzich

At this intersection on April 18, 1945, two young Volkssturm members shot at an American tank with a panzerfaust. Five American soldiers are killed. The two young members of the Volkssturm are shot dead in response.

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  • Text: TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Koos Winkelman

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