2nd Ranger Battalion
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The 2nd Ranger Battalion, currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord south of Seattle, Washington, United States, is the second of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.
A Ranger from 2nd Ranger Battalion providing overwatch during combat operations in Iraq.
Rangers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion prepare to provide security and lay down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise at Ft Hunter Liggett, CA, Jan. 25, 2014.
Memorial erected by the Battalion to mark their time spent in Bude, Cornwall during the Second World War
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
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The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. It was the longest battle on German ground during World War II and is the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought.
A farmhouse in Hürtgen served as shelter for HQ Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, XIX Corps, 9th US Army. They nicknamed it the "Hürtgen Hotel".
View to the west over the Kall Valley
A German infantry gun firing in defense against a U.S. attack on 22 November 1944 in the Hürtgen forest
Troops of Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in the Hürtgen forest on 18 November 1944