Timeline Saturday 21 October 1944

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Saturday 21 October 1944

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Events on Saturday 21 October 1944 1

1944 Battle of Aachen First major German city to fall to the Allies US forces surrounded and then fought street by street through the ancient city of Aachen. The German garrison surrendered on 21 October. Aachen was the first city on German soil to be captured by the Western Allies.

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