The Siegfried Line 1944 – 45: Battles on the German Frontier

First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Osprey Publishing,

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Print ISBN: 978 1 84603 121 2

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Index by Alison Worthington

Cartography by The Map Studio

Bird’s-eye view artworks by Chris Taylor

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Author’s note

The author would like to thank Timm Haasler for his help in obtaining maps of the Westwall defenses around Aachen. Thanks also go to the staff of the US Army’s Military History Institute (MHI) at the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA and the staff of the US National Archive, College Park for their kind assistance in the preparation of this book.

For brevity, the traditional conventions have been used when referring to units. In the case of US units, 1/179th Infantry refers to the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment. In the case of German units GR 725 indicates Grenadier Regiment 725. With regard to German place names, this book uses the common English spelling of “Roer” for the river called the “Rur” by the Germans.

Image credits

Unless otherwise indicated, the photos in this book are from the collections of the US Army Signal Corps, located at the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in College Park, MD and the US Army Military History Institute (MHI), Carlisle Barracks, PA.

Artist’s note

Readers may care to note the original paintings from which the color plates in this book were prepared are available for private sale.

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