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To often our media - and our military are short on memory as to what a city fight looks like and why for decades we tried to avoid even thinking about it. There is a reason for that - it was the Battle for Aachen. One of the toughest fights of WWII the US had - and one we often seem to prefer not to think about and rather look at examples such as the Alamo or Vicksburg.
Breaking Down the Door: WWII’s Battle of Aachen
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New a WWII vet of Aachen. 15 years old when he enlisted. Combat medic. Found his awards & decorations when he died. Bronze Star with 'V' for getting blown up by a grenade while exposing himself to fire repeatedly to recover & treat the wounded. Never talked about. Tremendous sense of humor. Loved life. He was a good man. Your family misses you Mr. Kenney
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American units fought city battles in Iraq- and pretty much messed up the cities.
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LTC Eric Udouj
But even then - we did not really have to fight through the suburbs and the city... and destroy them all with arty.... and then have to fight through that mess. We came close in three battles - but a CORPs hammering one city... and supported by two more doing the movements was not that close. Ramadi and Falj were good examples of city fight - but we were fighting with BDEs -- not whole divisions.
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