Battle
Battle of Aachen
12 Sept 1944 – 21 Oct 1944 · Aachen
From 12 September to 21 October 1944 the US First Army, with the 30th and 1st Infantry Divisions doing most of the urban fighting, attacked Aachen, defended by roughly 5,000 German troops including converted navy, air force and city police personnel. The battle ended on 21 October when the last German garrison, in the Hotel Quellenhof, surrendered. Aachen became the first German city on internationally recognised German soil to be captured by the Allies.
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