
Shaking America
A podcast about stories in history that shook up the United States.
Shaking America
The US Army Officer Who Ordered an Artillery Strike on Himself in WWII
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Zach Knight
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Season 1
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Episode 48
Outnumbered and surrounded by Nazi forces, Lieutenant John R Fox made a last stand in the hills of northern Italy. In a desperate final act of bravery, Fox ordered an artillery strike on his own location just as the Nazis overran his position, killing hundreds of the enemy and sacrificing himself.