September 3, 1944: Troops move out of France into Belgium and Luxembourg
September 13, 1944: Siegfried Line; five months of heavy fighting begins
September 17, 1944: Assault on Holland called Operations Market Garden Air Assault
AACHEN: SIGNIFICANCE
October 24, 1944: Aachen located in the triangular area on the border of Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Germany was the area where the main part of the fighting occurred. Five long months of fighting ensued and the Allied forces worked hard to achieve the goal of moving through southern Belgium and Luxembourg. Once that goal was accomplished the next part of the mission was to move into German land near the Rhine. Aachen fell into the Allied hands and the Germans had to retreat,
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