First Army
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges assumed command of the First Army and Bradley was promoted to overall command of both armies, named Twelfth Army Group
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First Army Group
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges assumed command of the First Army and Bradley was promoted to overall command of both armies, named Twelfth Army Group
Twelfth Army
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges assumed command of the First Army and Bradley was promoted to overall command of both armies, named Twelfth Army Group
Twelfth Army
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges assumed command of the First Army and Bradley was promoted to overall command of both armies, named Twelfth Army Group
Twelfth Army Group
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges assumed command of the First Army and Bradley was promoted to overall command of both armies, named Twelfth Army Group
Operation Overlord
Orders Patton to clear Brittany with a "minimum forces"
Capture of Rennes
Patton captures Rennes
Operation Cobra
Authorizes Patton to outflank the Germans at Caen
Operation Cobra
Authorizes Patton to turn into the Orleans gap toward the Seine & Paris
Operation Cobra
An attempt to outflank the Germans at Caen
Operation Cobra
Authorised by Bradley to turn into the Orleans gap toward the Seine & Paris
Commonwealth
The town of Falaise becomes a major objective of Commonwealth forces, since its capture would cut off virtually all of Generalfeldmarschall Gunther von Kluges Army Group B
Operation Lutch
Operation Luttich had been defeated by concerted, large-scale fighter-bomber air strikes against the German Panzers and trucks & in the process, forces of the German 7th Army became further enveloped by the Allied advance out of Normandy
Operation Lutch
The town of Falaise becomes a major objective of Commonwealth forces, since its capture would cut off virtually all of Generalfeldmarschall Gunther von Kluges Army Group B
Operation Totalize
Orders Patton to Le Mans & the British to Falaise. Launched by Bradley to totally defeat the Germans in Normandy
Operation Cobra
Troops of the newly activated 3rd United States Army captured the city of Le Mans, formerly the German 7th Armys headquarters
Operation Overlord
Orders Patton to create a "short hook" from Le Mans to Falaise to trap the Germans
Operation Overlord
Ordered by Bradley to create a "short hook" from Le Mans to Falaise
Third Army
Troops of the newly activated 3rd United States Army captured the city of Le Mans, formerly the German 7th Armys headquarters
Free French
Turns the 5th & Free French 2nd northward to Le Mans
Operation Overlord
Turns the 5th & Free French 2nd northward to Le Mans
Operation Totalize
Reaches Argentan where US & Anglo-Canadians are supposed to meet but are 25 miles away
Operation Overlord
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
Pocket-Falaise
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
Pocket-Falaise
Pattons 3rd Army was at Falaise & Montgomerys 2First Army Group at Argentan. Patton is ordered to halt, Montgomery takes 2 weeks to close the gap
Siege of Argentan
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
Third Army
Pattons 3rd Army was at Falaise & Montgomerys 2First Army Group at Argentan
Commander of 7th Army
Appointed Commander of the 7th Army
Commander of 7th Army
Appointed Commander of the 7th Army
Invasion of France
Commands an invasion of Southern France reaching the Vosges within 4 weeks
Capture of Mantes
Mantes is captured & the Seine crossed, Patton hopes to head directly for Germany
Conference of Dumbarton Oaks
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
United Nations
The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, laying the foundation for the establishment of the UN
Operation Totalize
Poles & Americans seal the Falaise pocket officially ending the Normandy Campaign
Pocket-Falaise
Poles & Americans seal the Falaise pocket officially ending the Normandy Campaign
Siege of Paris
Orders the Allied attack on Paris
Capture of Paris
After the capture of Paris Woodrun estimates that the war will be over by October
Combat B-29 Modification Programme
The Army Air Forces begins modifying seventeen B-29 aircraft at Omaha for combat delivery of atomic weapons.
Commander of Twelfth Corps
Appointed Commander of XII Corps
Commander of Twelfth Corps
Appointed Commander of XII Corps
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