During the period September-December 1944 the US XX Corps encircled and reduced Metz as a preliminary move to enhance the continued attack eastward of the US Third Army. Recognizing the strategic and political importance of the city, seizure by US forces was strongly contested by elements of the German First Army. The Battle is an excellent example of a Corps sized operation against a well fortified and defended strong point, as well as combat in urban terrain. (author)
Metz: Offensive, Deliberate Attack, MOUT (Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain)
1984
84 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Education, Law, & Humanities , Military operations , Battles , Military tactics , Urban warfare , France , Urban areas , History , Tactical analysis , Military forces(United states) , Case studies , Military forces(Foreign) , Tactical warfare , Army operations , Germany(East and west) , Armor , Infantry , Logistics support , Combat support , Transportation , Command and control systems , Military intelligence , Morale , Artillery , Tactical air support , Antitank warfare , Battle of Metz , Metz(France) , World War II , Lorraine Campaign , Battle analysis , Battlebook , MOUT(Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain) , Offensive-deliberate attack , Third Army , XX Corps , Northwest Europe Campaign , 5th Infantry Division , 90th Infantry Division , 95th Infantry Division , 10th Armored Division
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