The 26th Infantry's initial attack on October 13th provided important insight on the nature of the fighting
Hodges had initially hoped to bypass the city itself
a basket of bread and a fish above
Footnote 2: HIAG (Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit der Angehörigen der ehemaligen Waffen-SS = mutual aid association of former Waffen-SS members)
" (Gold Filled) on the reverse of the anchors
Austria, Imperial. A Miniature Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Cross Of Merit Auction Archive The 26th Infantry's initial attack(Italian: Sovrano militare ordine di Malta; Latin: Supremus Ordo Militaris Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodius et Melitensis). In bronze gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 15 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and trophy of arms suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms, otherwise the enamels are intact, on its original bow tied ribbon with safety pin attachment, near extremely fine. Footnote: The