Title: Aachen : the U.S. Army's battle for Charlemagne's city in WWII /
Authors: Baumer, Robert W.
Year: 2015
Subjects: United States.; World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Germany Aachen.; Aachen (Germany) History
Abstract: "By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender." -- from publisher's website.
Contents: 12 September 1944 -- VII corps breaches the Westwall -- Penetrating the Schill Line -- Stalemate at Stolberg -- XIX Corps crosses the Wurm River -- XIX Corps breaks through the Westwall -- XIX Corps widens the bridgehead -- South toward Alsdorf -- Verlautenheide, Crucifix Hill, and the Ravelsberg Fall -- Ultimatum and the first attacks on Aachen -- The northern jaw -- The gap closes -- Surrender.