Crossing of the Moselle River

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The Crossing of the Moselle River was a World War II operation in which U.S. forces forced a key river passage in northeastern France as part of the Allied advance against German defenses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
belligerent Nazi Germany
United States
combatType offensive operation
conductedBy U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
conflict World War II
consequence enabled further Allied operations toward the German frontier
country France
defensiveOpposition prepared German river defenses
front Western Front
geographicalFeatureCrossed Moselle River
goal breach German defensive positions
force a river crossing over the Moselle
support Allied advance into German-held territory
involvedForce German armored units
German infantry units
U.S. armored units
U.S. engineer units
U.S. ground forces
location Moselle River
northeastern France
militaryObjective secure crossings for continued eastward advance
natureOfOperation river crossing
opponent German Army
partOf Allied advance into France
Western Front of World War II
relatedTo Allied advance after the Normandy landings
operations leading toward the German border
result Allied tactical success
U.S. forces established bridgeheads across the Moselle
side Allies
linked to: Allied forces

Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
strategicImportance key river barrier on the Western Front
step toward breaching German defenses in eastern France
theater European Theater of Operations
timePeriod mid-1944
typeOfWarfare combined arms operation

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35th Infantry Division worldWarIIEngagement Crossing of the Moselle River
subject linked to: U.S. 35th Infantry Division
U.S. XII Corps notableOperation Crossing of the Moselle River
U.S. XX Corps notableOperation Crossing of the Moselle River
Crossing of the Moselle River result U.S. forces established bridgeheads across the Moselle
linked to: Crossing of the Moselle River