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Name: Operation Lumberjack

Type: Event

Start: 1945 AD

End: 1945 AD

Parent: Western Allied invasion of Germany

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Was a military operation with the goal of capturing the west bank of the Rhine River and seizing key German cities, near the end of World War II.

Chronology

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  • March 1945: Allied conquest of Cologne.
  • March 1945: At Bitburg, the Soviet 5th Infantry Division cut through the German lines.
  • March 1945: Allied forces entered Euskirchen on 4 March.

    • Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.424
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.425

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