The swift American advance across France ground to a halt when they reached the Vosges Mountains, just north of the Swiss border. The German army command asked for mountain troops to help hold this rough ground, and several brand-new independent battalions were sent to the front. The young jägers had a cadre of experienced officers and NCO’s, but no combat experience, when they found themselves facing the toughest unit in the U.S. Army.

The Japanese-Americans of the 442nd had a goal in mind: drive through the German positions to rescue the trapped 1st Battalion of the 141st Infantry Regiment. An elite regiment in normal times, the extra incentive made the Nisei unstoppable. The new mountain battalion soon found itself surrounded as the Americans pushed past them.

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