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  2. List of air operations during the Battle of Europe - Wikipedia

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    11–12 June: First American daylight raid over European soil, against petroleum wells in PloieČ™ti, Romania, along with objectives in Bulgaria, the first stages of American Bombing offensive. [ 26 ] 25/26 June : The third "Thousand bomber" raid bombs Bremen , a new record of RAF Bomber Command losses (48 of 1,067 aircraft).

  3. 323d Expeditionary Operations Group - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 323d Bombardment Group was a Martin B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to the Eighth and later Ninth Air Force. The group served in the European Theater of Operations, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions interdicting German reinforcements during the Battle of the Bulge.

  4. European Theater of Operations, United States Army - Wikipedia

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    ETOUSA became United States Forces European Theater (USFET) from 1 July 1945 to 15 March 1947; and then European Command (EUCOM) 15 March 1947 to 1 August 1952. Official U.S. Army lineage details for the European Theater of Operations are: [7] Organized 8 January 1942 in England as Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the British Isles

  5. Western Allied invasion of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...

  6. 21st Army Group - Wikipedia

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    The US Ninth Army remained part of 21st Army Group during the drive to the Rhine (Operations Veritable and Grenade), the Rhine crossings (Operation Plunder) and the battle of the Ruhr Pocket until April 1945. The US 17th Airborne Division also took part in the Rhine crossings as part of Operation Varsity in March 1945.

  7. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force - Wikipedia

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    Starting in April 1951 when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cannibalised WUDO, it was put under the command of Supreme Allied Commander Europe Dwight D. Eisenhower in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE; Allied Command Europe [ACE]), comprising many of the same allies that were part of SHAEF. WUDO, followed by SHAPE ...

  8. Rhineland Offensive - Wikipedia

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    The Rhineland Offensive was a series of allied offensive operations by 21st Army Group commanded by Bernard Montgomery from 8 February 1945 to 25 March 1945, at the end of the Second World War. The operations were aimed at occupying the Rhineland and securing a passage over the Rhine river. [1]

  9. Operation Market Garden - Wikipedia

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    This salient created a constant threat of an Allied breakout to the north and proved advantageous when the 21st Army Group launched subsequent operations. While a collapse of the German military in the Netherlands was not a formal objective of the operation, MacDonald wrote that "few would deny that many Allied commanders had nurtured the hope ...