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irisblue

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1. This is from the first source- separate post b/c of the 4 paragraph c&p limit

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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:04 PM

Dec 17

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/captured-in-the-bulge/

He said, “Major Clyde Collins said that the Jewish soldiers should throw their dog tags into the potbelly stove in the center of the room because we were surrounded by SS troops.”Shapiro complied with the order, but was puzzled. “I do not recall any thoughts about what this action meant, or even related the fact that I was Jewish and these were SS troops. I had not known of any incident in which Jewish soldiers had been shot.”

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