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Longread: The incredible patrol of six soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division

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Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division keep an eye on the other side of the river from the Rijkdijk near Heteren.

ARNHEM – It is a bizarre story, but it is true. A month after the end of Market Garden, six American soldiers were ordered to take two German prisoners of war north of the Rhine. The patrol returned a day later with 32 German prisoners of war. (By: Patrick Arink) The bizarre exploration took place…

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