8 January 1945 A.D. Allied Forces Eliminate German Positions on the West Bank of the Maas River

8 January 1945 A.D. Allied Forces Eliminate German Positions on the West Bank of the Maas River.

Editors. “Allied forces eliminate German positions on the west bank of the Maas River.” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. http://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/january-8/.  Accessed 7 Jan 2015.

1945 – Allied forces eliminate German positions on the west bank of the Maas River. In the Ardennes, American forces now control 9 miles of the Laroche-St. Vith road. US 3rd Army captures Flamierge, 9 km northwest of Bastogne, on the southern flank of the German held salient. Meanwhile, in Alsace, the battles north and south of Strasbourg continue. The US 7th Army is under considerable pressure near Rimling and Gambsheim.