Piercing the Siegfried Line

After the breakout from Normandy in late July, the 29th Infantry Division participated in the successful siege of the port city of Brest where, by September 19, the 40,000 man German garrison became casualties or prisoners of war. The 29th …

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After the breakout from Normandy in late July, the 29th Infantry Division participated in the successful siege of the port city of Brest where, by September 19, the 40,000 man German garrison became casualties or prisoners of war. The 29th then moved to the German border where the Allies were trying to break through the West Wall fortified zone called the Siegfried Line. On November 19, the 29th Infantry Division attacked, its objective to pierce the Siegfreid Line at Julich.

Julich, Germany

The 29th Infantry Division, also known as the "Blue and Gray Division", is an infantry division of the United States Army based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. It is currently a formation of the U.S. Army National Guard and contains units from Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia.

Wikipedia: 29th Infantry Division (United States)

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