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. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... around Ro-magne, Bantheville and Landres-St. George were the l)ackboneof the German resistance. They were fighting to save theirmain line of communications, the fonr track railioad through]\Iezieres over which the men, supplies and annnunitions for alarge part of the German Armies in France had to be the -SOth of October came Ave had worn thi-(»ugli the (ier-man Kriendiilde defenses in many places and in some placesthey still held the last fringe of them. Hut the enemy knewthat they could not
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... around Ro-magne, Bantheville and Landres-St. George were the l)ackboneof the German resistance. They were fighting to save theirmain line of communications, the fonr track railioad through]\Iezieres over which the men, supplies and annnunitions for alarge part of the German Armies in France had to be the -SOth of October came Ave had worn thi-(»ugli the (ier-man Kriendiilde defenses in many places and in some placesthey still held the last fringe of them. Hut the enemy knewthat they could not cling to the last defenses and that therewas no other line l)ehind them that could save the preciousrailroad. They also i)rol)ably realized that the comi)arative({uiet of the last days >f Octol)er was pieparatory to anothergenei-al attack. It Avas during these days that Ave first beganto hear Iumors of an armistice, and Avliile all were tiied of theAvars daily grind. Ave kncAv the enemy Avere ready to be onthe Iun anil eveiy mothers son Avas keyed up to give him aLiood li(d\ »JT. AT BIN
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