Private and squad lure 64 German troops into surrender
Pvt. Robert Duffy of Omaha and Pfc. Edward Gerdes of St. Louis led a makeshift force after a Belgian rider warned of nearby Germans. They engaged and wounded several, then lured about 64 well armed Nazis from woods into surrender with threats of recapture, disarmed them, and escorted them to a prison camp.
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