In 1944, second lieutenant Vernon J. Baker was sent to Italy with a full platoon of fifty-four men.On April 5 he and his men found themselves behind enemy lines.What was the purpose of the mission that Baker describes here?

Baker’s mission was to capture the German position at Castle Aghinolfi. His platoon attacked the fortified position in Italy on April 5, 1945; the mission was not to destroy an entire tank division or capture a beach.

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