The Siegfried line, 1944-45 : battles on the German frontier

Zaloga, Steve, 1952- author.

Book 2007

The campaign on the German frontier in late 1944 was one of the most frustrating and costly efforts by the US Army in the ETO. The Allies first encountered the Siegfried Line (Westwall) fortifications in September 1944, having pursued the retreating Wehrmacht through Belgium and the Netherlands. The border area around Aachen had been fortified with a double line of bunkers, and both the terrain and the weather made things difficult for the Allies...

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Fortification Germany History 20th century

Siegfried Line (Germany)

United States. Army. Army, 1st

United States. Army. Army, 9th

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Germany

Part of a Series:

Campaign Campaign ; 181

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ISBN:

9781846031212
1846031214

Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94) and index

Contents:

Introduction
Chronology
The strategic situation
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign
The campaign in retrospect
Further reading
Index

LCCN:

2007275691

Control Number:

3306281

Other Authors:

Noon, Steve, illustrator

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