Courtney Hicks HodgesSeptember 1944
General Hodgess First Army is ordered to breakthrough the front near the German city of Aachen
United States of America · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
General Hodgess First Army is ordered to breakthrough the front near the German city of Aachen
Joins up with Hodges First Army
The US First Army enters the outskirts of Aachen
Hodges First Army captures Aachen, the 1st breach of the Siegfried Line
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