Video: The Incredible Patrol of the 101st Airborne Division

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Holland, October 1944. A reconnaissance patrol from the 101st airborne division had been tasked with capturing two German prisoners of war behind enemy lines. They came back with 32. This is the story known as “the incredible patrol”. It was published in LIFE Magazine in 1945. After that it was largely forgotten. Until now.

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