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Holy Roman Empire
Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aachen in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it
Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it
Crowned King at Aachen on the marble throne of Charlamagne
Richard of Cornwall was crowned at Aachen but never established durable authority throughout the Empire.
Richard returned to Germany and attempted to reinforce his limited royal position.
Rudolf was crowned King of the Romans at Aachen after his election.
Crowned Emperor
Crowned King of the Romans at Aachen.
British disapproval contributes to the failure of the Rhineland separatist plan.
French backing assists separatists seeking an independent Rhine Republic.
Popular resistance helps defeat the separatist Rhineland project.
A separatist Rhineland Republic is declared at Aachen with French and Belgian support.
The assault on the Maginot Line begins. Rommel crosses the border 30 miles south of Aachen
The assault on the Maginot Line begins
The city of Aachen was defended by the 116th Panzer Division, under the command of General Gerhard von Schwerin
Despite the attempt to surrender the city, von Schwerin is ordered to counterattack against penetrating American forces southwest of Aachen, and he did so with elements of his panzergrenadier forces
Attempts to hold the German line to the Swiss border
The Allies liberate Aachen
Provenance
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