Unable to stop the U.S. advances in central Germany during March and April 1945, the 7th Army continued its retreat through the valleys of the Main and Lahn Rivers, through the Spessart hills, Fulda, Gotha, and then through the Thuringian Forest to the region between Leipzig and Hof.
Tidak mampu menghentikan pergerakan AS di Jerman tengah selama bulan Maret dan April 1945, Angkatan Darat ke-7 terus mundur melalui lembah dan Sungai Lahn, melalui bukit Spessart, Fulda, Gotha, dan kemudian melalui Hutan Thuringian ke wilayah antara Leipzig dan Hof.