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The Battle of Mortain by Keith Rocco
As the Allied forces worked to break out of Normandy, the 2d Battalion, 120th Infantry, dug in north of Mortain near Hill 314, found themselves surrounded by the German counteroffensive Operation Lüttich on August 7th. Suffering serious casualties, the Battalion held off attempts to break their position until relieved on the 12th, sustained by resupply by air through the week.
(National Guard)