Historical place archive

River Rhine in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at River Rhine in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1944–1944

Historical events in River Rhine

1944

28 October 1944
Invasion of Germany
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

Orders destruction of German forces west of the Rhine to establish bridgeheads

28 October 1944
November Offensive
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

Orders destruction of German forces west of the Rhine to establish bridgeheads

28 October 1944
Offensive
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

Orders the November Offensive which destroys all German forces west of the River Rhine

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and River Rhine. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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