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In 1945, France was under attack by Germans with six Panzer tanks and 250 soldiers. Audie Murphy bravely mounted a tank destroyer and used a machine gun to fight off the enemy. He stayed in his position for an hour, successfully killing 50 of the Germans and repelling the attack.

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In 1945, France was under attack by Germans with six Panzer tanks and 250 soldiers. Audie Murphy bravely mounted a tank destroyer and used a machine gun to fight off the enemy. He stayed in his position for an hour, successfully killing 50 of the Germans and repelling the attack.

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