285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion

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The 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion was a U.S. Army unit in World War II whose members were among the American soldiers murdered by the Waffen-SS in the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit
field artillery observation battalion
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
category World War II artillery units of the United States Army
conflict World War II
country United States of America
engagement Ardennes Offensive NERFINISHED
Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED
era 20th century
militaryBranch United States Army
notableEvent Malmedy massacre NERFINISHED
notableFor suffering heavy losses as prisoners of war in the Malmedy massacre
partOf U.S. Army field artillery forces in World War II
perpetrator Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
primaryFunction locating enemy artillery by sound and flash observation
roleInMalmedyMassacre unit from which many of the murdered American prisoners of war were drawn
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1940s
typeOfUnit artillery observation
victimOf Malmedy massacre NERFINISHED

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Malmedy massacre victimUnit 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion