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Photo by Shaun Coldicutt. Hawker Hurricane IIc, Battle of Britain Day, Cosford.
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WWII: Operation Clipper - Battle for Geilenkirchen

18th November 1944

Part of Operation Clipper, the Battle for Geilenkirchen was the first battle on German soil to be fought by the British since Minden in 1759. For them, it was just one more battle on the way to Berlin, but for the American 84th Division, it was a first faltering step into war and a bitter lesson in the attrition and savagery of combat.

The Anglo-American battle for the Geilenkirchen salient in November 1944 was infantry warfare at its worst, and it is described in vivid detail in this new edition of Ken Ford’s classic study.

The onset of winter saw the Allied advance from the Normandy beaches forced to… Read more at Pen & Sword...

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