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the crossing area from castle ALLNER where it had a clear field of fire and from a wooded spur at a bend in the river W of the crossing, firing upriver toward the boats. Artillery fire,
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expanded the core building of the manor, adding the great hall and the two rear towers. At the end of the 17th century possession went by marriage to Daniel
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were all brought to bear on this castle but although it crumbled, the MG fire continued. Fire was also coming from the high ground N of the river."
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company and the TD's blasted the castle from the S bank of the SIEG River and G Company was able to clear it out."
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John Rosauer, "Erinnerungen an den Krieg an der Sieg."
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Rheinische Schlossbauten im neunzehnten Jahrhundert,
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925:'B' Battery, 922nd F.A., 97th Infantry Division
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