The Malmedy Massacre: News that hardened a nation
On Dec. 17, 1944, German troops gunned down more than 80 unarmed U.S. prisoners near Malmedy, Belgium. News of the atrocity was on front pages worldwide within a day.
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Killed by friendly fire: Lesley J. McNair and Bede Irvin
More than a hundred Americans were killed by bombs dropped by U.S. aircraft on July 25, 1944 — a key Army figure and beloved Associated Press photographer among them.
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World War II on Deadline 