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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 to Frank Stockdale re: beginning of major assault on the Seigfried line

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06760.07 Author/Creator: Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1944/11/30 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

"We have just started an assault on the Seigfried line this minute...." The "Seigfried line" protected the German homeland from the west. With written postscript.

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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