Aachen 1944 - The US city fight that turned into a grenade war
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Aachen 1944 - The US city fight that turned into a grenade war
In October 1944, US forces fought into Aachen, the first major city inside Germany to come under American ground assault. West Wall fortifications, resilient stone buildings, and maze-like streets forced room-to-room fighting supported by Sherman tanks and heavy artillery. Defenders included regular troops and Volkssturm militia, with ambushes ...
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