Artillery Showdown
Hitler’s Last Stand 5
In August 1944, when Hitler launches Operation Lüttich to retake the port city of Avranches, German panzer and SS troops quickly overrun the French town of Mortainand completely encircle a battalion of US soldiers who hold the high ground on Hill 314. An American artillery observer and his radio is all that stands between their survival and certain capture.
U.S. Sergeant Ammon Sasser takes cover after a German shell scatters white phosphorus. (Dramatic Recreation) (Kevin Trumble)U.S. Sergeant Ammon Sasser takes cover after a German shell scatters white phosphorus. (Dramatic Recreation) (Kevin Trumble)
Lietenant Ralph Kerley surrounded by wounded soldiers of of the U.S. 120th Infantry Regiment on Hill 314 . (Dramatic Recreation) (Gavin Marck)Lietenant Ralph Kerley surrounded by wounded soldiers of of the U.S. 120th Infantry Regiment on Hill 314 . (Dramatic Recreation) (Gavin Marck)
Lietenant Ralph Kerley prepares for a night time counter attack against his position. (Dramatic Recreation) (Gavin Marck)Lietenant Ralph Kerley prepares for a night time counter attack against his position. (Dramatic Recreation) (Gavin Marck)
U.S. Sergeant Ammon Sasser radios for an artillery strike on an advancing German column. (Dramatic Recreation) (Kevin Trumble)U.S. Sergeant Ammon Sasser radios for an artillery strike on an advancing German column. (Dramatic Recreation) (Kevin Trumble)
Lietenant Robert Weiss advances up the battlfield while being shelled by enemy artillery. (Dramatic Recreation) (Nathan Plumite)Lietenant Robert Weiss advances up the battlfield while being shelled by enemy artillery. (Dramatic Recreation) (Nathan Plumite)
American Captain Robert Moore prepares to advance against a German barricade in the Hurtgen Forest. (Dramatic Recreation) (Dylan Araki)American Captain Robert Moore prepares to advance against a German barricade in the Hurtgen Forest. (Dramatic Recreation) (Dylan Araki)
Sergeant Ammon Sasser, Lietenant Robert Weiss, Lietenant Ralph Kerley prepare for a night time attack by German forces. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Kevin Trumble, Gavin Marck, Nathan Plumite)Sergeant Ammon Sasser, Lietenant Robert Weiss, Lietenant Ralph Kerley prepare for a night time attack by German forces. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Kevin Trumble, Gavin Marck, Nathan Plumite)
Lietenant Eads Hardaway tries to radio HQ to tell them of German counter attack against Mortain, France. (Dramatic Recreation) (Harrison MacDonald)Lietenant Eads Hardaway tries to radio HQ to tell them of German counter attack against Mortain, France. (Dramatic Recreation) (Harrison MacDonald)
Obersturmbannfuhrer Jakob Fick and Untersturmführer Ortwin Kuske coordinate an attack on Hill 314. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Jarret Aikman, Amir Zeino)Obersturmbannfuhrer Jakob Fick and Untersturmführer Ortwin Kuske coordinate an attack on Hill 314. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Jarret Aikman, Amir Zeino)
Lietenant Robert Weiss and Sgt Ammon Sasser rush to join the front line with radio equipment in hand. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Nathan Plumite, Kevin Trumble)Lietenant Robert Weiss and Sgt Ammon Sasser rush to join the front line with radio equipment in hand. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Nathan Plumite, Kevin Trumble)
U.S. Lietenant Ralph Kerley and other members of the 120th Infantry Regiment fight off a German attack to retain control of Hill 314. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Kristian Barrett, Gavin Marck, William Grossman)U.S. Lietenant Ralph Kerley and other members of the 120th Infantry Regiment fight off a German attack to retain control of Hill 314. (Dramatic Recreation) (L-R: Kristian Barrett, Gavin Marck, William Grossman)
