Osprey - Metz 1944 Camping and interviews with surviving soldiers

and interviews with surviving soldiers and family members

Expert Eastern Front historian Robert Forczyk describes the dramatic four-month campaign that saw the Red Army not only succeed in crossing the Dnepr at multiple points

The 'Crab' proved its worth both in its mine-clearing role and as a fighting machine

Germany had achieved outstanding successes by using motorized troops with their "Blitzkrieg" tactics

describing the course of the battle and the commanders involved

Osprey - Metz 1944 Camping and interviews with surviving soldiersBy Steven J Zaloga. Patton's fortified nemesis. General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 along the German frontier, which centered on the city of Metz. The Moselle region was the gateway to central Germany and had been fortified repeatedly over the centuries and it took nearly four months, from September through December 1944, for Patton's Third Army to capture the Metz Thionville fortified zone.