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E BGfflLD BRESTSB a UflKa, TOM UINAID s*xn.TANK Vo CoffMpo-d.nlBim. »'«.«. illy C*Mel—Whra Ameilcun irmnffd .Wumm I—pi through Brittany toI hr whirlwind dfm that charge) IV Malic war. into a war o( muvemirt. ihry Irll Vhmd ihem [uehcll of German i enslave lhal hid ulie cleared by IV slower and less sgeeuxular -«k Of Ihr Infantry TV rroal determined lt;fLVae pxkata wit* localid in iii|nfli Ihr Germans wanted lo deny 10 On Allies. and Ihr muai«Vorlaii of these teagdtt* was Be CM Ibaihre Ihan divert a nuahlc portion of theAllied Icew* Irom IV raalward drive in nrdrr to mop op Bum. lf« AUmiI tmnri Sendid locontinue Ihr thrust toward Parli and kave Broi H he taken to gcod lime hy a relatn-ely smallInree. ItuS hr loir rrrn thu ftec rod arrivid In lay siege to Ihr great pul On ob ol holdiniIhr Gel man garrism fell lo a handful of men In Arm, lermirohigy Ihr contained Ureal, toIhry wwer oaluratly callad Ihr llrarorrr Bo)«There were jn»80 (iermani In Brrtl. (ion. mind id hy U Cm Hermann Kamckc. whs ladIhe Afriko /Corps in ila dnul nrlreal atttai Africa.The cream of hb foreet were the Jd P.iatimp Division lough rookies who had been ordeusl by Hllrr himtetf lo hold out fr* four mentisTanki and hall-lracka of ire Amerwan bill hnwnni Diviluc had stuck thru ntoe. arrogant-ly into the outskirts of Breil and chargid Quicklyup and down Ihe byriods. giving the gairlton ihr mpiiwnn lhal a grral Amir can roue was al-uady on hand. Then Ihe arnuc had departed (if nf twhiod only Ihr Braiimv Boys—anAinrucd Infanlry (ultallun of llu flh unrtlitr Infantry battalion, a hailalion of Artilkry ,-d!«x» rioinnBtmncv lrt»:p*Tor tlx dayt. until reinforcements ecndd arrive, the Brassiere lvyt held ihe line. repulMtg Ihe]nohiflt; Oerman palioli and looting Ihe Gin-ani Into thinking they faced a mm* la-gvr (oete 5/Sgt Joe Cybur’a uflr suuwd hod been cm (hepoint in a half-track during the grueling ifd nwie r*rr up Ihr Brittany genmtula Oismountcd-Cybor and hie iron now I.M Ihr line al Breil—fighting again Ihe hedgerow md of wur they thought the* had lell behind In NormandyTin aquidl dot yob was In lake Mill l« 'We were Ibete a day and a hull. cud Cylau. rightttruck between our artillery and theirs. Then *ai a pillbox right l-lnw i-r top of the hill•I raw there hi no chanrr of my .Quad going In. 0 1 told Hale and KunaUk. my two basooka-men. lo go after itTV lwo men advanced tiul uere soeat detectedThree Jerry machine guru punted dawn at I hem Cytul took in the siluatnss quckly. Hr had aKenmy gw but tint wasn't s-msigh. He yetted to lt;fl Boh Baker of Pittsburg*. Pa. another ujuadleader. for a machine gun. tkikrr brought him a light ail .(.ended SO Holding il like a po«un.Joe ctoid up and kt go At tin aamc linu hit r ihe men fired madly. trying lo create a dlversito I aw wi weren't gelling very far.” saidCybor. 'so t hud a Para at llilr i (ntnee In wisehim up But he didn't pay much atUntuo.'Bale wag lew hay listening lo Ihr Jenin talking to the pillbox. Be eased up closet ard tossedin a grenade Biker brought Ihr newi lhal Ike mmpsny hsd withdrawn MO yards and Ik aguad waa rul o«Bui Cybor and ire oghees refused to withdraw until Kate and Keraek had retained them Theycame bark at tail lugging bag. of baxooka ammn and munching on K-ratiies biaeuilaHwn began Ihe withdrawal. Whlk two men alsetuled acrcua a flrM ihe hies hlisieC away with thfte filhi .1 eunccakd enemy gunpmitim. Then two mure and Iwo neiee It wasSedge.II. lo hedgerow until IV whok SQusdrill.II, slid, panlirg and aching down a hsnk Into a railroad right of way After tailing to Ukr Ihr hiB—a regiment IMM (oughl lor dayt to rapture n-lhe squad re-groaged and sprrud out in a I Km line on tv ltd Sank of Ihr fruit Or* of Ihe -,u-d had been wcundid. Pat IV rriruinirg || held a IW-yard llnp with rtflrx IV tommy and IV light MU Ovrr tvir htwdi the Aelllkry billatinn of Ihr Brassert Boys wui pounding away, doing ita ilmcol to convince IV German gareuon lhal IVueg. of Breet wat under way Bui Ihe Jerryaitillxy waa pounding nght tuckIn spile of all that racket. Cyboc «aid. ey.it-•og a brown SQulct of Inbicro )uiM at a passing wmei 'Wf got seme deep doubling up. twoguys to a pMl lo one could sleep lor two hours Oeeaslonally the »|uwd would capture a prisoner ard gnn vpplly to |hs-msrlvlt;a wlun V reported tn tv totrrmgator lhal the Brest gai-risers brliosvd it was hmard in by a great force Oner Cybor'a men gul ptitly ydUry. Sevan men from aeolkce company had been capluud hy aa u-uasually aggvwisw German patrol ’Weworried a Ini' larf Cybor. 'thinking mayV Ihosr Ob might «sll the Vans about thorr bsungiely i~ bultalwsi of Infantry Kndrrtly Ihr captured Yanks refused to talk;ivrtf were ry Urge-aiale alUmpla lo bci-ak Ihfcngh the Ihinned-oul Aawiican linesT*»e long walch was telling on Ihr men. Theywire haggard, weary and aching lor a sol'd f ight s wmftcrfuptid sleep. And us the atcain ofihe unbroken six-day vigil and Ihe pondtrg of Ihr artillery Irll tVir mark. IV enemy appar.nl-ly gul napieessto. Jerry patrols grvw boMer. Then al lust relief arrivrd TV Bra»irrr Biys)usl sal and stared as fresh irooya came almgIV Vdgwrowa in single (tin hundreds eg |Vm wdh pknty ul gum and amino.Six weeks and four days aflsr Ihe first armoesdunits had penetrated Brest, ihe pyet c.plulolodlo the attacking (
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Fri, Oct 13, 1944
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