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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Referenced by (4)

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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