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Their history was almost ignored by record. Now known as the Wereth Eleven, these courageous African-American soldiers kept their homes to become listed on the Allied effort on the front lines of WWII. As members of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, they provided critical open fire support at the Siege of Bastogne. Among the few who were able to get away from the Nazis' destructive Ardennes Offensive, they found refuge in the tiny town of Wereth, Belgium. A farmer and supporter of the Allies got the exhausted and half-starved men into his home. When Nazi government bodies learned of the whereabouts, they did not take the troops prisoner, but subjected these to torture and execution in a nearby field. Despite their bravery and sacrifice, these 11 troops were omitted from the final Congressional War Offences statement of 1949. For 70 years, their data - marked key - gathered particles in the National Archive. But in 1994, at the website of the execution, a memorial was dedicated to the Wereth Eleven, and all African-American troops who fought in European countries. Sketching on firsthand interviews with members of the family and fellow troops, The Lost Eleven tells the complete history of these practically forgotten troops, their valor in struggle, and their tragic end.

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