![]() ![]() Attempts to rescue them by the other two 141st battalions failed as the trapped men ran low on food, water, medical supplies, and ammunition. For two days, they were pounded by enemy fire. ![]() More than 270 members of the 141st’s 1st Battalion, later dubbed the “Lost Battalion,” were stranded on a ridge near St. In fact, 6,000 fresh German troops moved into the area, ordered to hold their positions at any cost.2 No surrender. The Germans quickly surrounded them on three sides. The soldiers warned that they would get cut off, but they pushed on as ordered. Dahlquist had a trapped unit that needed rescuing, the 141st Regiment, which had been ordered to advance four miles beyond friendly forces. Finally, on October 23, 1944, the Nisei got clean, dry clothes, hot food and much-needed rest.īut they did not rest for long. The 442nd had just finished ten brutal days of fighting to liberate the French towns of Bruyères and Biffontaine. Rhineland Campaign – Rescue of the Lost Battalion.Translation of the “Z PLAN” and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.Deployment to the South Pacific, Australia, and Alaska.Military Intelligence Service Language School. ![]()
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