| Battle of Metz | |||||||||
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| Part of the Lorraine Campaign, World War II | |||||||||
 Troops of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division entering Metz on 18 November 1944. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United States |
 Germany | ||||||||
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| George S. Patton | Otto von Knobelsdorff | ||||||||
The Battle of Metz was fought during World War II at the French city of Metz, then part of Nazi Germany, from late September 1944 through mid-December as part of the Lorraine Campaign between the U.S. Third Army commanded by Lieutenant General George Patton and the German Army commanded by General Otto von Knobelsdorff.[1] Strong German resistance resulted in heavy casualties for both sides.[2] The city was captured by U.S. forces and hostilities formally ceased on 22 November; the last of the forts defending Metz surrendered on 13 December.
- ^ Video: Third Army blasts Nazi Strongholds, 1944/11/02 (1944). Universal Newsreel. 1944. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Metz, 1944 One More River". World War Two Books. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 1 December 2008.