CENTRAL EUROPE
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The Payoff
March 21 - April 9
1945
Allies Kaput
April 9 - May 6
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Central EuropeThe First Army's drive from the Remagen bridgehead began with a breakout before dawn on March 25. The 4th crossed the Rhine River and swept further into Germany brushing aside light resistance and capturing hundreds of prisoners.In the last weeks of the World War 2 the so-called Harz Fortress (Harzfestung) is worth mentioning. In February/March 1945 the SS Reichsführer, Heinrich Himmler, established the Harz Fortress to defend central Germany from the western allies.This is where the 4th Cavalry was when the war ended.
Central Europe
The First Army's drive from the Remagen bridgehead began with a breakout before dawn on March 25. The 4th crossed the Rhine River and swept further into Germany brushing aside light resistance and capturing hundreds of prisoners.
In the last weeks of the World War 2 the so-called Harz Fortress (Harzfestung) is worth mentioning. In February/March 1945 the SS Reichsführer, Heinrich Himmler, established the Harz Fortress to defend central Germany from the western allies.
This is where the 4th Cavalry was when the war ended.
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