United States Army in World War II
European Theater of Operations

The Lorraine Campaign

Hugh M. Cole

CENTER OF MLITARY HISTORY

UNITED STATES ARMY

WASHINGTON, D.C., 1997

 

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CONTENTS

      Page
Forward vii
Preface xi
Chapter      
I. THE HALT AT THE MEUSE 1-56
Troops Dispositions 2
Allied Strategy 6
Composition of the Third Army 13
The Pause in teh Third Army Pursuit 20
The Mlitary Topography of Lorraine 25
The Enemy Situation on the Western Front 29
Enemy Dispositions in the Moselle Sector 43
The Lull in Operations Comes to an End 52
II. THE XII CORPS CROSSING OF THE MOSELLE (5-30 SEPTEMBER) 57-116
 
III. THE XX CORPS CROSSING OF THE MOSELLE (6-24 SEPTEMBER) 117-183
 
IV. THE XV CORPS ADVANCE (11-20 SEPTEMBER) 184-208
 
V. THE GERMAN COUNTERATTACK IN THE XII CORPS SECTOR (19 SEPTEMBER-1 OCTOBER) 209-255
 
VI. THE OCTOBER PAUSE IN OPERATIONS 256-310
 
VII. THE XII CORPS RESUMES THE OFFENSIVE (8-17 NOVEMBER) 311-371
 
VIII. THE NOVEMBER BATTLE FOR METZ 372-416
 
IX. THE NOVEMBER BATTLE FOR METZ (CONCLUDED) 417-449
 
X. THE XII CORPS DRIVE TOWARD THE SARRE (18-30 NOVEMBER) 450-486
 
XI. THE XX CORPS ADVANCE TO THE SARRE (19 NOVEMBER-3 DECEMBER) 487-519
 
XII. THE XII CORPS ATTACK TOWARD THE WEST WALL (1-18 DECEMBER) 520-547
 
XIII. THE XX CORPS BATTLE AT THE WEST WALL 548-589
 
XIV. CONCLUSION 590-607
 
Appendices
A. THIRD ARMY STAFF ROSTER AS OF 1 SEPTEMBER 1944 608
B. GLOSSARY 609-612
 
TABLE OF EQUIVALENT RANKS 613
BASIC MILITARY MAP SYMBOLS 614-615
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 616-620

  MAPS  
1. Situation in Europe, 1 September 1944 7
2. 80th Division, 5-10 September 1944 61
3. Dornot Bridgehead, 8 September 1944 137
4. The Fight for Pournoy and Sillegny, 18-20 September 1944 169
5. CCA, 4th Armored Division, 20 September 1944 227
6. 111th Panzer Brigade Attack, 22 September 1944 232
7. XII Corps Front, Morning, 8 November 1944 315
  Maps I-XLIII are in Inverse Order Inside Back Cover  
I. Western Front, 1 September 1944  
II. Seventh Army Front, 1 September 1944  
III. The Battle Area  
IV. Western Front, 5 September 1944  
V. German Front, in Northeastern France, Evening, 5 September 1944  
VI. Third Army Dispositions, Evening, 5 September 1944  
VII. XII Corps Plan of Attack, 4 September 1944  
VIII. XII Corps Right Wing, 10-21 September 1944  
IX. Dieulouard Bridgehead, 12-16 September 1944  
X. 4th Armored Division, 11-14 September 1944  
XI. Attack of 22 September  
XII. XX Corps, Situation, Noon, 6 September 1944  
XIII. Advance on the Right, 7-13 September 1944  
XIV. Battle West of Metz, 8-13 September 1944  
XV. Advance on the Left, 7-13 September 1944  
XVI. XX Corps Bridgehead, 13-25 September 1944  
XVII. German Plan of Counterattack, 3-15 September 1944  
XVIII. XV Corps Drive to La Vezouse River, 11-24 September 1944  
XIX. LVIII Panzer Corps Attack, 19 September 1944  
XX. LVIII Panzer Corps Attack, 25-29 September 1944  
XXI. Forêt de Grémecey, 27-30 September 1944  
XXII. Third Army Front, Evening, 25 September 1944  
XXIII. Fort Driant  
XXIV. Fight for Maizières-lès-Metz, 3-30 October 1944  
XXV. 83d Division, 25 September-11 October 1944  
XXVI. XII Corps, Stabilization of MLR, 1-9 October 1944  
XXVII. Advance in 26th Division Zone, 8-17 November 1944  
XXVIII. Advance in 35th Division Zone, 8-15 November 1944  
XXIX. Advance in 80th Division Zone, 8-16 November 1944  
XXX. Battle for Metz, 90th Division Crosses the Moselle, 9-14 November 1944  
XXXI. Battle for Metz, Envelopment from the North, 15-19 November 1944  
XXXII. Battle for Metz, Envelopment from the South, 8-19 November 1944  
XXXIII. Battle for Metz, Attack from the West, 14-19 November 1944  
XXXIV. XII Corps, Attack West and East of the Sarre, Right Wing, 18-30 November 1944  
XXXV. XII Corps, Operations West of the Sarre, Left Wing, 18-30 November 1944  
XXXVI. First Attack on Orsholtz Line, 21-27 November 1944  
XXXVII. XX Corps Advance to the Saar River, 25 November-2 December 1944  
XXXVIII. Third Army, the November Offensive, 8 November-2 December 1944  
XXXIX. XII Corps, 1-20 December 1944  
XL. Saarlautern Bridgehead, 3-19 December 1944  
XLI. Dillingen-Pachten Bridgehead, 6-19 December 1944  
XLII. Third Army, Last Phase of Lorraine Offensive, 3-19 December 1944  
XLIII. Western Front, 20 December 1944  
  ILLUSTRATIONS  
1. General Patton and His Chief of Staff 14
2. American Commanders 19
3. German Generals Opposing Third Army 44
4. Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy 59
5. Frontal Attack across the Moselle 64
6. Fort Villey-le Sec 67
7. Tank Crossing Canal Near Bayon 73
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