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Wereth 11 Massacre: Black U.S. Soldiers Captured and Killed by Nazis in WWII
The Wereth 11 massacre saw eleven Black American soldiers captured and killed by Nazi forces during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The Second World War began on the 1st of September 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland using Blitzkrieg tactics, which combined speed, armoured units, and air strikes. When Germany launched its surprise counteroffensive on the 16th of December 1944, in what would become the Battle of the Bulge, the battalion found itself dangerously exposed. German forces quickly overran the area, cutting off key routes and capturing surrounding villages. Amid the…
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