Bay of Pigs Invasion - Slaughter of the Lost Battalion
Time: Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 02:30:00 PM
Place: Cuba
Details: At 2:30 pm a group of militiamen from the 339th Battalion set up a position, which came under attack from the brigadista M41 Walker Bulldog tanks, who inflicted heavy losses on the defenders. This action is remembered in Cuba as the "Slaughter of the Lost Battalion" as most of the militiamen perished.
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