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Biffontaine (French pronunciation: [bifɔ̃tɛn] ) is a
commune in the
Vosges department in
Grand Est in
northeastern France. In the
World War II, it was...
- battle.: 51, 54 The 100th rested, then was
called to the
battle for
Biffontaine. The 100th was
ordered to take the high
ground but was
eventually ordered...
- France. On
October 19, 1944, the 442nd was
fighting near Bruyères and
Biffontaine in
eastern France and over the next ten days, Hajiro, a
private in Company...
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Presidential Unit
Citation (Army) for
BIFFONTAINE AND
FORET DOMANIALE DE
CHAMP Presidential Unit
Citation (Army) for
BIFFONTAINE (earned by 3d Battalion) Presidential...
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given a
period of rest
after heavy fighting to
liberate Bruyères and
Biffontaine, but
General Dahlquist called them back
early to
relieve the beleaguered...
- that
liberated the
towns of Bruyères and
Biffontaine. He
sustained severe wounds from
enemy fire in
Biffontaine, and
later spent a six-month
leave in Los...
- was
subsequently used to
spearhead the
capture towns of Bruyères and
Biffontaine where they
faced stiff opposition. On 24
October the 143rd
Infantry relieved...
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eastern France,
where they
seized the
towns of Bruyères, Belmont, and
Biffontaine from the Germans. In late October, the
regiment was
transferred to the...
- Communauté de
communes comprised the
following communes: Arrentès-de-Corcieux
Biffontaine La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères
Corcieux Gerbépal La Houssière Les Poulières...
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Officer of the 100th bn/442nd RCT
during the
campaigns for Bruyères and
Biffontaine Jacques Paul Klein, Under-Secretary-General of the
United Nations [citation...
