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RELIC OF THE "LOST BATTALION"

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RELIC OF THE ""LOST BATTALION"" Rare ""dug"" relics of the famous ""Lost Battalion"" of World War I a clip of five unfired shell casings in retainer clip excavated from the location the battalion occupied while under siege near Binarville France. With notarized COA of the original collector and four sheets of stationery from the survivors' group ""Lost Battalion Survivors"". The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies of the 77th Division roughly 554 men surrounded by German forces for six during World War I after an American attack in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before 194 remaining men were rescued. The men of the division were forced to fight off several attacks food was short they were victims of friendly fire and water was available only by crawling under fire to a nearby stream.

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RELIC OF THE "LOST BATTALION"

Name: RELIC OF THE \"LOST BATTALION\"
SKU: 33932322
Price: 75 USD
Availability: InStock

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