The I&R Platoon of the 99th Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge

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The 99th Infantry Division's Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon (I&R Platoon) tell the story of how the 18 lightly armed men held off the spearhead of Kampfgruppe Peiper for over 8 hours at Lanzerath, Belgium during the opening stages of the Battle of the Bulge. The ultimate David versus Goliath story of World War II.



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