Western Front
3rd US Army (Patton) holds now 42-km wide salient inside West Germany (Saar) – in front of the Siegfried Line.
9th US Army patrols reach river Roer.
Sea War
First Allied convoy with 18 ships arrives in Antwerp.
3rd US Army (Patton) holds now 42-km wide salient inside West Germany (Saar) – in front of the Siegfried Line.
9th US Army patrols reach river Roer.
First Allied convoy with 18 ships arrives in Antwerp.
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