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Operation Northwind (German: Unternehmen Nordwind) was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. Northwind was launched to support the German Ardennes offensive campaign in the Battle of the Bulge , which by late December 1944 had decisively turned against the German forces.
[ Battle History of the United States 44th Infantry Division, ETO 1944 - 1945]. Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. 14th Armored Division Combat History The NORDWIND Offensive (January 1945) on the website of the 100th Infantry Division Association contains a list of German primary sources on the operation.
After his appointment as commander-in-chief of Army Group Upper Rhine, Heinrich Himmler formed the headquarters of the XIV SS Army Corps in November 1944. Because there were not enough combat units available, the corps consisted of only one division, the 553rd Volksgrenadier Division.
Pages in category "December 1944" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Operation Northwind (1944) O. Battle of Ormoc Bay; P. Palawan ...
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War situation on 15 January 1945; the German bridgehead in the vicinity of Colmar is clearly visible on the map. A German bridgehead on the west bank of the Rhine 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and 50 kilometres (30 mi) deep was isolated in November 1944 when the German defenses in the Vosges Mountains collapsed under the pressure of an offensive by the U.S. 6th Army Group. [5]
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