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2. www.warhistoryonline.com › colmar-pocket9 Feb 1945: Victory at the Colmar Pocket, Germans Eviction ...

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   Nov 28, 2017 · On 9 February 1945, the last German forces on the west bank of the River Rhine were defeated by the French and Americans. The defeat of these troops, who had held onto an area referred to as the Colmar Pocket, was a significant strategic moment, securing a defensive line along the Rhine.

3. www.liberationroute.com › pois › 355Memorial museum of the liberation of the Colmar Pocket

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   Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors. The museum of the liberation of the Colmar Pocket, full of authentic artefacts both big and small, tells the story of a dramatic page of Alsatian history during the bitter cold fighting for the Colmar Pocket.

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   Where did the Colmar Pocket end?

   • The Colmar pocket. Place of a historical ending. August 15th 1944: the first units of general DE LATTRE’S B Army disembark in Saint-Tropez and make their way through the Rhône valley after having freed Toulon and Marseille. Three weeks later, after a 750 km (465 miles) drive they reach the Vosges mountains.

   Musée Mémorial des Combats de la Poche de Colmar

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   What was the Colmar Pocket in WW2?

   • ( Colmar) The Colmar Pocket ( French: Poche de Colmar; German: Brückenkopf Elsass) was the area held in central Alsace, France, by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group (6th AG) during World War II.

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   Why was the Colmar Pocket important?

   • The defeat of these troops, who had held onto an area referred to as the Colmar Pocket, was a significant strategic moment, securing a defensive line along the Rhine. It was also a symbolically important moment. Alsace, the region in which the Pocket existed, had been a source of conflict between France and Germany for nearly a century.

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   What was the Battle of the Colmar Pocket?

   • became known as the Battle of the Colmar Pocket. Although overshadowed by the more famous fight to the north, the Colmar Pocket nevertheless played a pivotal role in the war in Europe. Yet the engagement which made Audie Murphy famous remains at the periphery of our

   HELL IN THE SNOW: THE U.S. ARMY IN THE COLMAR POCKET

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5. battleofthebulge.org › 2017/06/13 › the-battle-ofThe Battle of the Colmar Pocket

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   Jun 13, 2017 · This became known as The Colmar Pocket. We fought with the 28th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division. We finally pushed the enemy across the Rhine. By the way, this is the battle for which Audie Murphy earned his Congressional Medal of Honor. While waiting to get shipped to Holland, for some reason my company was given the worst ...

6. www.ibiblio.org › hyperwar › USAThe Colmar Pocket - The Public's Library and Digital Archive

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   HyperWar: Riviera to the Rhine. Chapter XXIX The Colmar Pocket. By the end of the German winter offensives, the battered Western Front traced a ragged line across Belgium, France, and Germany from the North Sea down to the Swiss border. The first Allied order of business was to straighten this line, pulling it taut and reducing its length as ...

7. musee.turckheim-alsace.com › enMusée Mémorial des Combats de la Poche de Colmar

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   The Colmar pocket. Place of a historical ending. August 15th 1944: the first units of general DE LATTRE’S B Army disembark in Saint-Tropez and make their way through the Rhône valley after having freed Toulon and Marseille. Three weeks later, after a 750 km (465 miles) drive they reach the Vosges mountains. Discover History of Colmar pocket ...

8. musee.turckheim-alsace.com › en › lhistoire-de-laHistory of Colmar pocket battle - Musée Mémorial des Combats ...

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   Why? The whole Alsace could have been freed as soon as December the 3rd 1944 . A pocket is formed around Colmar: a 160 km (100 miles) bow-shaped front line running from the south of Strasbourg to Mulhouse and reaching up to by the top of the Vosges mountains.

9. www.wikiwand.com › en › Colmar_PocketColmar Pocket - Wikiwand

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   The Colmar Pocket. Part of World War II. U.S. and French forces link up at Rouffach, February 1945. The junction of the two forces split the Colmar Pocket. Date. 20 January – 9 February 1945. Location. Around Colmar, Alsace. 48°4′50″N 7°21′36″E.