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<blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1684863" data-attributes="member: 3144">The German city of Aachen, located near the Belgian border, was a pivotal battleground for American soldiers breaching the fortified Siegfried Line during the latter part of 1944.The defenders of Aachen were made up of elements of the 3rd Panzer Division and a few Waffen SS. Kampfgruppen. The ancient city was hallowed ground for Germany, as the birthplace and site of the coronation of Charlemagne, Aachen was the home of the Holy Roman Empire. As the first major city on German soil to face invasion from the Allies, Hitler personally directed that Aachen be held — at all costs.In the thickest of the fighting were the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, supported by the 745th Tank Battalion. They attacked from the southern suburbs, with the 30th Infantry Division moving into the city from the north. But resistance was fierce; in a matter of days the 30th Infantry Division sustained more than 2,000 casualties. Elements of the 29th Infantry Division had to be called in to help. When the last remaining defenders surrendered on October the 21st, the Germans had lost over 5,000 casualties and 5,600 prisoners. U.S. losses were put at 5,000 killed, wounded or missing.In spite of more than 170 tons of bombs and nearly 10,000 rounds of artillery shells fired into the city, the City's great cathedral that housed the tomb of Emperor Charlemagne emerged intact.(Colourised by Royston Leonard UK)<img src="https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10541425_551469824982814_4313439140861104587_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> PD:<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10460480_551476171648846_1116347402798855053_n.png?oh=d8c791a0f8cdc90c6b071dbc6e99f26f&amp;oe=550572FD&amp;__gda__=1426369868_bc5776c980c83b8a840bfba3be4d7ae1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilioteles, post: 1684863, member: 3144"] The German city of Aachen, located near the Belgian border, was a pivotal battleground for American soldiers breaching the fortified Siegfried Line during the latter part of 1944. The defenders of Aachen were made up of elements of the 3rd Panzer Division and a few Waffen SS. Kampfgruppen. The ancient city was hallowed ground for Germany, as the birthplace and site of the coronation of Charlemagne, Aachen was the home of the Holy Roman Empire. As the first major city on German soil to face invasion from the Allies, Hitler personally directed that Aachen be held — at all costs. In the thickest of the fighting were the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, supported by the 745th Tank Battalion. They attacked from the southern suburbs, with the 30th Infantry Division moving into the city from the north. But resistance was fierce; in a matter of days the 30th Infantry Division sustained more than 2,000 casualties. Elements of the 29th Infantry Division had to be called in to help. When the last remaining defenders surrendered on October the 21st, the Germans had lost over 5,000 casualties and 5,600 prisoners. U.S. losses were put at 5,000 killed, wounded or missing. In spite of more than 170 tons of bombs and nearly 10,000 rounds of artillery shells fired into the city, the City's great cathedral that housed the tomb of Emperor Charlemagne emerged intact. (Colourised by Royston Leonard UK)[IMG]https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10541425_551469824982814_4313439140861104587_o.jpg[/IMG] PD: [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10460480_551476171648846_1116347402798855053_n.png?oh=d8c791a0f8cdc90c6b071dbc6e99f26f&oe=550572FD&__gda__=1426369868_bc5776c980c83b8a840bfba3be4d7ae1[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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