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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.
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.
He concluded with a strong recommendation, saying, "A fine balance of playability and simulation, I recommend PtR as a good study of the Battle of Aachen." [ 3 ] Matt White reviewed the second edition of the game, Crossing the Line , for Armchair General , and found the quality of the "beautiful" artwork and graphics was a marked improvement ...
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 .
Before, during, and after the Battle of the Bulge, the First Army fought the Germans in the Battle of Aachen, and the parallel 5-month long Battle of Hurtgen Forest to the south east of Aachen, as part of the main US effort to breach the Siegfried Line and advance through Germany to the Roer River. Hodges led First Army to liberate most of ...
The battalion's headquarters and 1./s.Pz.Abt.506 were sent to Aachen while the King Tigers of 2./s.Pz.Abt.506 (under Hauptmann Wacker) and 3./s.Pz.Abt.506 (under Hauptmann Otto) were assigned to 10th SS Panzer Division (10.SS.Pz.Div) and 9th SS Panzer Division (9.SS.Pz.Div), respectively, and deployed to counter Operation Market Garden.
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.
James Montross Burt (July 18, 1917 – February 15, 2006) was a United States Army armor officer who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in the Battle of Aachen during World War II. 66th Armor regimental coat of arms. In later life Captain Burt served as Honorary Colonel of the Regiment.