September 1944
Battle of Aachen
General Hodgess First Army is ordered to breakthrough the front near the German city of Aachen
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aachen in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
General Hodgess First Army is ordered to breakthrough the front near the German city of Aachen
The US First Army enters the outskirts of Aachen
The US First Army enters the outskirts of Aachen
Hodges First Army captures Aachen, the 1st breach of the Siegfried Line
The US 1st & 30th divisions of infantry capture Aachen
Hodges First Army captures Aachen, the 1st breach of the Siegfried Line
Provenance
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