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The Battle of Aachen was a battle of World War II, fought by American and German forces in and around Aachen, Germany, between 12 September and 21 October 1944. [4] [5] The city had been incorporated into the Siegfried Line, the main defensive network on Germany's western border; the Allies had hoped to capture it quickly and advance into the industrialized Ruhr Basin.
First Army, commanded by General Courtney Hodges, was ordered to break through the Siegfried Line around the area of Aachen, [35] in order to reach the Rur river. [36] Although the First Army began to encircle the area around Aachen in early September, [37] the Battle of Aachen did not end until 21 October. [38]
Gerhard Wilck (17 June 1898 – 5 April 1985) was the German commander who defended the German city of Aachen in the Battle of Aachen. He surrendered on 21 October 1944 against the orders of Hitler , after a stubborn defence and bitter urban warfare .
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
The Battle of Aachen ended in American victory when the last German garrison in Aachen surrendered. Axis forces established the Syrmian Front, a line of defense on the Eastern Front northwest of Belgrade. Red Army soldiers carried out the Nemmersdorf massacre in East Prussia.
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Piercing the Reich, subtitled "The Battle for Aachen, Siegfreid Line Campaign, September–October 1944", is a board wargame published by Moments in History (MiH) in 1995 that is an operational simulation of the Battle of Aachen during World War II.
Siege of Aachen (1614) 1614 – August: Siege of Aachen. 1656 – Fire. 1668 – May: Town hosts signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668). [7] 1748 – April: Town hosts international Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle and signing of treaty. [7] 1787 – Aachen Symphony Orchestra active. 1794 – Town occupied by French forces. [5]