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Name: Western Allied invasion of Germany

Type: Event

Start: 1944 AD

End: 1945 AD

Parent: World War II (Western Front)

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Was the invasion of the western territories of Germany mainly by the United States, United Kingdom, France and Canada at the end of World War II.

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  • April 1945: Final allied military operations in the European theatre of World War II (April-May 1945).
  • March 1945: Frontline of the western front of World War II in that date.
  • April 1945: Allied military operations during the encirclement of the Ruhr area (March-April 1945).
  • April 1945: Allied advance in Germany in that date.
  • May 1945: Final allied military operations in the European theatre of World War II (April-May 1945).
  • April 1945: Allied reduction of Ruhr Pocket.
  • March 1945: Allied military operations during the encirclement of the Ruhr area (March-April 1945).
  • March 1945: American forces clear large part of Wesel in street-to-sreet fighting.

  • 1. Battle of Aachen


    Was a battle of World War II, fought by American and German forces in and around Aachen, Germany, between 2-21 October 1944.

  • October 1944: The German commander of Aachen garrison surrenders at 12:05 of 21 October 1944 ot American forces.

  • 2. Operation Clipper


    Was an Allied offensive by the British XXX Corps (which included the American 84th Infantry Division) to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in mid-November 1944.

  • November 1944: Allied forces arrive 2 miles Sout-West of Geilenkrichen.

  • 3. German Offensive on the Western Front during the Allied invasion


    Was a offensive of Germany against the Allies that were invading German-occupied Europe during World War II.

  • December 1944: Territorial changes caused on December 16th 1944 by the German Ardenne Offensive of 1944 ("Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein").
  • December 1944: Territorial changes caused on December 20th 1944 by the German Ardenne Offensive of 1944 ("Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein").
  • December 1944: Territorial changes caused on December 25th 1944 by the German Ardenne Offensive of 1944 ("Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein").

  • 4. Operation Blackcock


    Was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands and Heinsberg in Germany during the fighting on the Western Front in the Second World War.

  • January 1945: Allied forces complete capture of Heinsberg.

  • 5. Operation Veritable


    Was an Allied military operation in the Reichswald Forest, in Germany, towards the end of World War II.

  • February 1945: Territorial changes based on the known frontline during the Rhineland campaign.
  • February 1945: Allied forces complete capture of Cleve.
  • March 1945: Territorial changes based on the known frontline during the Rhineland campaign.

  • 6. Operation Grenade


    Was the crossing of the Roer river between Roermond and Düren by the U.S. Ninth Army which marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of Germany.


    7. Operation Lumberjack


    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.

  • 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


  • Crossing Of The Rhine, 22-28 March 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope79.jpg
  • Encirclement Of The Ruhr, 29 March-4 April 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope80.jpg
  • Final Operations, 19 April-7 May 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope82.jpg
  • Reduction Of Ruhr Pocket And Advance To the Elbe And Middle Rivers, 5-18 April 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope81.jpg
  • Sullivan, G.R.: Ardennes-Alsace p.23. U.S. Army Center of Military Hisotry. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://www.history.army.mil/brochures/ardennes/aral.htm
  • The Rhineland Campaign, Operations 8 February-5 March & Operations 6-10 March 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope76combined.jpg
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  • 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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