Battle of Alsfeld 1985

[wulfir]

Moving forward to ferret out the remaining VDV troopers from SCHWABENROD the men and Bradleys ander Bell's command began recieving fire from a house to their left. Although engaging the house with the combined firepower of the riflemen and Bradleys the enemy fire could not be silenced until a squad closed with the building and cleared it with handgranades.

To their surprise the Americans found that the building had been held by a lone enemy sniper. They did not give in easily, these paratroopers. Moving again, the American forces came under artillery fire...