5th Ranger Bn at Irsch-Zerf in WWII

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5th Ranger Bn at Irsch-Zerf in WWII

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Here's a great write up about the 5th Ranger Battalion and the
Battle of Irsch-Zerf in WW2, where they were trapped behind German lines for 9 Days.


http://armyhistory.org/wp-content/uploa ... h-Zerf.pdf
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Re: 5th Ranger Bn at Irsch-Zerf in WWII

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Jim, another great read thank you.
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Honoring WWII Rangers' Climb Into History
By Adam Bernstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 6, 2005

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01044.html
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Sadly,
Ranger Neighborgall passed away 13 September 2016.

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignit ... cale=en_US
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