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- Operation Clipper - Wikipedia
Clipper was the preliminary to a wider Allied operation, Operation Queen, to gain control of the Roer valley and of the Hürtgen Forest Geilenkirchen is situated on the Wurm River, some 20 km (12 mi) north of Aachen
- Operation Clipper: The Fight for Geilenkirchen
With the majority of the Geilenkirchen salient cleared and Gereonsweiler captured by the XIX Corps, Operation Clipper had achieved its main objectives Ninth Army troops had met the two conditions needed to give the XIII Corps its own zone as well
- Operation Clipper: The Battle for Geilenkirchen | November 1944
In November 1944, the British 43rd and American 84th Infantry Divisions launched Operation Clipper, an offensive that aimed to secure the German town of Geil
- Operation Clipper in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime . . .
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War
- Operation Clipper: Pivotal WWII Battle of Geilenkirchen
As we explore this battle in greater detail in subsequent sections, we’ll examine the planning, execution, and aftermath of Operation Clipper, as well as its place in the broader narrative of World War II’s Western Front operations
- Famous World War II Battles - Operation Clipper
Clipper was the preliminary to the wider Allied operation, named Operation Queen to gain control of the Roer valley and the Hürtgen Forest The salient was a German position on the Siegfried Line (or Westwall) at the boundary between the British 2nd Army and the U S 9th Army
- Operation Clipper - Geilenkirchen and the SRY - November 1944
" THE BATTLE FOR GEILENKIRCHEN - On November 18, 1944, the Allies launched an assault to capture the German town of Geilenkirchen Located as it was right on the boundary between the British and American armies in Europe, it was reduced in a joint Anglo-American operation Karel Margry tells this fascinating story "
- Operation Clipper | World War II Wiki | Fandom
Operation Clipper was an Allied offensive to reduce the size of the Geilenkirchen Pocket near Aachen It resulted in an eventual Allied victory However, the Allies suffered heavy losses
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