Lost Battalion (Europe, World War II)
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"The Lost Battalion" refers to the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry (36th Infantry Division, originally Texas National Guard), which was surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains on 24 October 1944.[1]
This article is about a U.S. Infantry battalion in Germany in 1944. For other uses of "Lost Battalion", see Lost Battalion.
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Lost Battalion | |||||||
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Members of 1st Battalion after their rescue. (October 31, 1944) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Dahlquist | Walter Rolin | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
743rd Tank Battalion |
202nd Mountain Battalion 198th Fusilier Battalion | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
141st Regiment 2,943 soldiers | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
141st Regiment 800 casualties | unknown |
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