For A Few Rounds More

As March 30th dawned, the U.S. 5th Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Division advanced on the village of Menden in an effort to seal the encirclement of the Ruhr pocket. In front of the village, the 737th Tank Battalion found itself engaged by concentrated small arms and panzerfaust …

1945-03-30

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As March 30th dawned, the U.S. 5th Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Division advanced on the village of Menden in an effort to seal the encirclement of the Ruhr pocket. In front of the village, the 737th Tank Battalion found itself engaged by concentrated small arms and panzerfaust fire. Two large German tanks also opened fire, their bomb-like shells leaving holes in the ground as big as a car. Lt. Zipple's 1002nd SturmMorser Company was well placed atop the low rolling hills leading into Menden.

Menden, Germany

The Ruhr Pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.

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