What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 1945 – 25 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 50.58° N, 7.24° E
- Description
- 1945 military operation
Operation Lumberjack
WWII allied military operation in Germany
Operation Lumberjack was a military operation with the goal of capturing the west bank of the Rhine River and seizing key German cities, near the end of World War II in Europe. The First United States Army launched the operation in March 1945 to capture strategic cities in Nazi Germany and to give the Allies a foothold along the Rhine.
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