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| - Der Panzervorstoß nach Hammelburg war ein Unternehmen der US-Armee zur Befreiung alliierter Soldaten aus dem Gefangenenlager des Truppenübungsplatzes Hammelburg am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. (de)
- Task Force Baum was a secret and controversial World War II task force set up by U.S. Army General George S. Patton and commanded by Capt. Abraham Baum in late March 1945. Baum was given the task of penetrating 50 miles (80 km) behind German lines and liberating the POWs in camp Oflag XIII-B, near Hammelburg. Controversy surrounds the true reasons behind the mission, which most likely was to liberate Patton's son-in-law, John K. Waters, taken captive in Tunisia in 1943. The result of the mission was a complete failure; of the roughly 300 men of the task force, 32 were killed in action during the raid and only 35 made it back to Allied-controlled territory, with the remainder being taken prisoner. All of the 57 tanks, jeeps, and other vehicles were lost. (en)
- Raid op Hammelburg, ook wel Operatie Schoonzoon, was een uiterst geheime (en later controversiële) missie onder leiding van de Amerikaanse kapitein Baum, in opdracht van George Patton, commandant van het Amerikaanse Derde Leger. Het officiële doel was om Duitse troepen en tanks weg te lokken van de stad Wiesbaden in het noorden, waar Patton een grote aanval voorbereidde. Althans, dat is wat hij later beweerde. Het eigenlijke doel van de operatie was dat Patton zijn schoonzoon, John K. Waters, wilde bevrijden uit een Duits gevangenkamp in Hammelburg. (nl)
- Força-tarefa Baum foi um secreto e controverso comando da Segunda Guerra Mundial, organizado pelo general do Exército americano George S. Patton e liderado pelo Capitão de Terra-e-Ar em março de 1945. Baum recebeu ordens para penetrar 80 quilômetros atrás das linhas alemãs e libertar prisioneiros do campo de concentração , próximo a Hammelburg. As controvérsias surgiram sobre as verdadeiras razões da missão secreta e que seria apenas para libertar o genro de Patton, , capturado na Tunísia em 1943. O resultado da missão foi um completo fracasso: dos 300 homens da força-tarefa, 32 foram mortos em ação e apenas 35 conseguiram voltar para o território controlado pelos Aliados. O restante foi feito prisioneiro. Todos os 57 tanques, jipes e outros veículos foram perdidos. (pt)
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