THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1944 

* General George S. Patton 
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY DRIVES NORTH FOR SAAR AFTER JUNCTION OF TWO DIVISIONS" with subheads that include: "MAGINOT LINE CUT" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Hammer Out New Gains In Saar". Related photo on page 3. See photos for partial coverage of Patton's movements within a week prior to the Battle of the Bulge.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete 1st section only with 56 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: On December 9, 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.’s U.S. Third Army was fully locked into an aggressive, high-intensity offensive in the Lorraine and Saarland regions south of the Ardennes, driving hard toward the Saar River and breaching the formidable fortifications of the German Siegfried Line. Having recently captured the heavily fortified city of Metz, Patton’s forces—spearheaded by the XII and XX Corps—were relentlessly grinding through heavy enemy resistance and freezing winter mud as they prepared a major December assault directly into the German industrial heartland around Saarbrücken. Operating under Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force's broad-front strategy and relying on intelligence that deemed the quiet Ardennes sector to the north impassable for major enemy armor, Patton focused his entire army's logistics, artillery, and armored divisions on northbound and eastbound assault axes. This intense forward momentum along the Saar front meant that Patton's army was deeply committed in combat on December 9, making its sudden disengagement, 90-degree tactical wheel to the north, and rapid march through sub-zero weather to relieve the besieged 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne just days after the December 16 German surprise offensive one of the most remarkable operational logistics feats of World War II.