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Jack Hyde correspondence, 1930-1976
Jack Hyde to Pearl Hyde Page 7
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The division has just finished the most realistic maneuver of all time The assault of an enemy strong point exactly as it would be done in actual battle Yes the ammunition was real all the way around Each one of the Inf. Bns. had previously prepared these positions with the help of combat engineers Pill boxes made of wood and concrete actual live mine fields, barbed wire entanglements etc. The positions overlapped and it made a "front" a mile wide and 2500 yards deep The various outfits attacked positions
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The division has just finished the most realistic maneuver of all time The assault of an enemy strong point exactly as it would be done in actual battle Yes the ammunition was real all the way around Each one of the Inf. Bns. had previously prepared these positions with the help of combat engineers Pill boxes made of wood and concrete actual live mine fields, barbed wire entanglements etc. The positions overlapped and it made a "front" a mile wide and 2500 yards deep The various outfits attacked positions
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