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Heading towards Berlin...
Heading towards Berlin...
Item # 689914
March 01, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 1, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "1st Crosses Erft at 3 Points" with subheads: "Ninth Gains Was Security Veils News" "Reds Near Baltic; Take Neustettin". Also a front page map: "Allied armies Air at the Target". Much war reporting inside.
Eight pages, tabloid-size, good condition.
background: In early 1945, during the final months of World War II in Europe, the First U.S. Army, under the command of General Courtney H. Hodges, was part of the Allied advance into western Germany. The crossing of the Erft River, which runs through North Rhine-Westphalia near Cologne, occurred as part of a series of operations to breach the German defensive lines west of the Rhine. The First Army faced stiff resistance from German forces entrenched along the river, but engineers and infantry worked together to construct bridges and secure crossings under fire. Successfully crossing the Erft allowed the U.S. forces to continue their push toward the Rhine River, setting the stage for the final Allied incursions into the heart of Germany in March 1945. The operation showcased coordination between infantry, armor, and artillery in overcoming natural obstacles while maintaining momentum against a retreating but determined enemy.
Category: World War II
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