What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 1944 – 30 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.00° N, 7.00° E
- Description
- US Army 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry (36th Infantry Division), surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains in 1944
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Lost Battalion (Europe, World War II)
US Army 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry (36th Infantry Division)
"The Lost Battalion" refers to the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry, 36th Infantry Division, originally a Texas National Guard unit, which was surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains on 24 October 1944 as part of the wider Battle of the Vosges.
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