Remembrance of the American tank crew killed in Leipzich

Karl Hein Straße, 04229, Leipzich
Sachsen, Germany

At this intersection on April 18, 1945, two young Volkssturm members shot at an American tank with a panzerfaust. Five American soldiers are killed. The two young members of the Volkssturm are shot dead in response.

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Text by: TracesOfWar

Photo(s): Koos Winkelman