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The Battle for Metz is the name of a series of battles engaged by the Allied U.S. Third Army and German defenders around Metz, the most heavily fortified city in Western Europe.
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Battle for Metz | |
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![]() Men of the 378th Infantry are shown on the morning of November 17 1944 entering Metz in pursuit of the enemy along roads strewn with abandoned equipment | |
Conflict: World War II, Lorraine Campaign | |
Date: September 27 ā November 22 1944 | |
Location: Metz, France | |
Outcome: American victory | |
Combatants | |
United States | Germany |
Commanders | |
George Patton | Heinrich Kittel |
Strength | |
Casualties | |
At least 2,600 men | |
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