When 6 Panzers and 250 SS Troops Overran Holtzwihr – One Man Climbed a Burning Tank

On January 26, 1945, in the frozen forests of the Colmar Pocket in France, the German assault had overrun the American forward positions near Holtzwihr. Six Panzer tanks and 250 SS infantry surged forward, and the situation was lost. Then, a 19-year-old second lieutenant from Texas, already wounded and bleeding, climbed onto a burning, abandoned M36 tank destroyer. Grabbing the .50 caliber machine gun, he unleashed a sustained fire that halted the German advance for nearly an hour. This is the definitive account of Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor action, based on declassified after-action reports, unit histories of the 3rd Infantry Division, and the official Medal of Honor citation. Subscribe for more forgotten stories of extraordinary courage under fire.
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