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Photo Credit: Men of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division hug the walls in one of the suburbs of Metz in early September 1944. Patton’s rapid advance across France came to an abrupt halt at Metz, due to fuel shortages, deteriorating weather conditions, and increased enemy resistance.
By William E. Welsh
By mid-September 1944, the U.S. Third Army was poised to strike at the soft underbelly of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich along a fabled corridor in northeastern France used for centuries by armies tramping across Europe.
Having raced 400 miles from the hedgerows of Normandy to the forested banks of the Moselle River in less than one month’s time, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s troops had fought desperately to secure bridgeheads in the Lorraine region from an enemy that had a
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Great article cannot wait for the rest of the battle
I am trying to find out more about where and in what battle my Dad, Donald Mansfield was shot. I know that he carried the BAR and he was in Company A, 359th Infantry Regiment. He received the Bronze Star and was shot on or about 28 September, 1944. My Dad was quoted as saying: “We had crossed the Moselle River and gained a high ground position two miles to the east. While we were digging in for the night, the Jerries sent over a heavy artillery barrage.
If you supply any information, it would be appreciated by his family.
Thank You,
Leslie Mansfield, (daughter)