When This Gunner Stopped the German Army — They Sent a Tiger Tank After Him

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When This Gunner Stopped the German Army — They Sent a Tiger Tank After Him

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At 06:30 on December 17th, 1944, Sergeant Joseé Mendoza Lopez crouched behind his Browning machine gun on the right flank of Company K, watching German muzzle flashes erupt through the fog 200 yards east of Crinkled, Belgium. 33 years old, 6 months of combat, every other machine gun team in the company already dead or wounded. The 12th SS Panzer Di... Read More

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