How Audie Murphy Held Holtzwihr and Earned the Medal of Honor

How Audie Murphy Held Holtzwihr and Earned the Medal of Honor

Dec 27 , 2025

Infidel Co.

He stood alone. A single man against the thunderstorm of German infantry and artillery pounding the French hillside. His M1 rifle empty, Murphy seized a burning tank’s .50 caliber and leveled hell....

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Audie Murphy's Holtzwihr Stand — A WWII Medal of Honor Story

Audie Murphy's Holtzwihr Stand — A WWII Medal of Honor Story

Dec 26 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The roar of artillery drowned the screams. The hillside near Holtzwihr burned red with German fire. Shadows moved like death—advancing, crushing, unrelenting. Outnumbered, isolated, Audie Murphy st...

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Audie Murphy’s Stand at Holtzwihr That Won the Medal of Honor

Audie Murphy’s Stand at Holtzwihr That Won the Medal of Honor

Dec 25 , 2025

Infidel Co.

He was seventeen when he punched Fear in the teeth and stared it down. One man against an entire German company, ten hours of hell, bullets chewing flesh, nerves shredded to thread. Audie Murphy di...

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Audie Murphy's Stand on Holtzwihr Hill in WWII and the Medal of Honor

Audie Murphy's Stand on Holtzwihr Hill in WWII and the Medal of Honor

Dec 24 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The air tasted of gunpowder and cold sweat. Alone, surrounded on a hill in the middle of France, a young soldier waited. His breath sounded like thunder in his ears. Below, the enemy poured out of ...

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Audie Murphy's lone stand at Holtzwihr that earned the Medal of Honor

Audie Murphy's lone stand at Holtzwihr that earned the Medal of Honor

Dec 22 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The night air tasted of smoke and death. Bullets crisscrossed the dark orchard outside Holtzwihr, France, January 26, 1945. One man stood alone against the creeping tide of Wehrmacht soldiers. Audi...

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Audie Murphy at Holtzwihr — The Texas Soldier Who Held the Line

Audie Murphy at Holtzwihr — The Texas Soldier Who Held the Line

Dec 21 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Rain fell hard—cold and sharp like the steel he wielded. Gunfire echoed, shadows moved in the dark. Alone, Audie Murphy stood, a single man against waves of German soldiers. His M-1 rifle cracked. ...

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