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Daring Charge Into Minefield Secures
entrance to the Cologne Plains
During the early phases of the assault, the leading elements of his battalion
were halted by a minefield and immobilized by heavy hostile fire. Advancing
alone into the mined area, Col. Mabry established a safe route of passage.
He then moved ahead of the foremost scouts, personally leading the attack,
until confronted by a booby-trapped double concertina obstacle. With the
assistance of the scouts, he disconnected the explosives and cut
a path through the wire. Upon moving...
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