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P AGE 2: Men of one of the two German parachute divisions committed to the Ardennes operations.

PAGE 3: Soviet infantry of an elite guards unit attack in the summer of 1943.

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RIGHT: A German painting of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter, shown in action in its most important night-fighter role. PAGE 6: Men of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division prepare for their part in the Arnhem operation, namely the capture of the bridge over the Maas river at Grave.