Task Force Baum – Patton’s Insane Rescue Mission 1945 June 1, 2019 Unipro2013main Military History, World War Two </p> <h2>Mission behind German Lines</h2> <p> In March 1945 General Patton ordered a lightning fast mission behind German lines by a small task force from the US 4th Armored Division – its objective – to liberate hundreds of American POWs in a camp 40 miles inside German territory. So began Task Force Baum, Patton’s ‘mission too far’.<br /> </p> <p>Credit to : Mark Felton Productions</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
