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The Second World War saw many confusing contradictions as politics and ideals clashed in epic campaigns that were once thought inconceivable

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US Army Infantry (Winter) Platoon tank-accessories Get those heavy weapons intoAs the US Army advanced through France towards Germany, they would be faced with not only fierce German resistance, but also increasingly harsh weather. The winter of 1944 45 was a cold one in north west Europe, and the GIs who would find themselves in desperate combat during the Battle of the Bulge in the forests of the Ardennes would discover that the weather was almost as much of a foe as the enemy troops. Digging into the frozen ground became