Die US Armee in Frankfurt a.M. 26./27. März 1945

After continuing its training in England, the 6th Armored Division landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, 18 July 1944, and went on the offensive in the Cotentin Peninsula, driving through Avranches, and moving on to take part in the liberation of Brest and the clearing of the Brittany Peninsula. In mid-August the Division moved down to Lorient. The 6th then turned east and cut across France, reaching the Saar in November. It crossed the Nied River 11-12 November, against strong opposition, reaching the German border on 6 December, and established and maintained defensive positions in the vicinity of Saarbrucken. On 23 December the Division was ordered north of Metz to take part in the Battle of the Bulge, and took over a sector along the south bank of the Sauer River. The 6th was heavily engaged in the battle for Bastogne, finally driving the enemy back across the our River into Germany by late January. After a short period of rehabilitation, the Division resumed the offensive, penetrated the Siegfried Line, crossed the Prum, reached the Rhine River at Worms 21 March, and set up a counterreconnaissance screen along its west bank. The 6th crossed the Rhine at Oppenheim 25 March, drove on to Frankfurt, crossed the Main, captured BadNauheim, and continued to advance eastward, and surrounded and captured Muhlhausen 4-5 April 1945. After repulsing a light counterattack, it moved forward 60 miles to cross the Saale River and assisted in freeing Allied prisoners of war and the notorious German Concentration Camp at Buchenwald. The Division raced on, took Leipzig, crossed the Mulde River at Rochlitz 15 April 1945, and stopped, pending the arrival of the Russian Army.

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[geierstunde]

@Geribbde Danke für die Info!

[allesscheisse88]

traurig es gibt kein Löffler denkmal in frankfurt

[puketinho]

i believe this episod will never happen in germany again.

[digiFFM]

Zur Info: Der im Beitrag angesprochene Gefechtstand der WH befand sich in der Taunusanlage 12.

[Geribbde]

Das Schild "Frankfurt-Süd" ist irreführend, da es die heutige A3 (zwischen Flughafen und Würzburg) noch nicht gab. Es handelt sich vielmehr um die Reichsautobahn zwischen Frankfurt und Stuttgart (der heutigen A5). Aus den Bildern kann man schließen, dass es sich um einen Streckenabschnitt zwischen Langen und dem Frankfurter Kreuz handelt.