Lorraine campaign

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The Lorraine campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in northeastern France in 1944, led by General George S. Patton’s Third Army, aimed at driving German forces back toward the German border.

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Lorraine campaign canonical 13
Lorraine Campaign 5
Allied advance through Lorraine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
belligerent Allied forces
German forces
commander George S. Patton
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Germany
United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Battle of the Bulge
surface form: Ardennes campaign

Battle of the Bulge
front Western Front
location Lorraine
northeastern France
notableCommander George S. Patton
objective advance Allied front in northeastern France
drive German forces back toward the German border
opponent Wehrmacht
partOf Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War II
precededBy Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northern France campaign
region Grand Est
surface form: Grand Est region of France
result Allied operational success
German forces pushed back toward German border
startTime 1944
strategicSignificance contributed to pressure on German defenses in the West
opened approaches to the German border
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
timePeriod November 1944
October 1944
September 1944
unitInvolved Third United States Army
surface form: U.S. Third Army
year 1944

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George S. Patton participatedIn Lorraine campaign
12th Army Group engagement Lorraine campaign
Patton's Third Army engagement Lorraine campaign
War As I Knew It describesEvent Lorraine campaign
Third United States Army notableOperation Lorraine campaign
Walton H. Walker participatedIn Lorraine campaign
VIII Corps (United States) notableOperation Lorraine campaign
Lorraine American Cemetery commemoratesCampaign Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Campaign
U.S. XII Corps notableOperation Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Campaign
U.S. XX Corps notableOperation Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Campaign
VIII Corps engagement Lorraine campaign
Battle of Metz partOf Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Campaign
Battle of Metz relatedOperation Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Campaign
4th Armored Division engagement Lorraine campaign
80th Infantry Division participatedIn Lorraine campaign
90th Infantry Division notableBattle Lorraine campaign
Battle of Lorraine alsoKnownAs Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Lorraine Offensive
Patton's Own associatedCampaign Lorraine campaign
Liberation of Strasbourg precededBy Lorraine campaign
this entity surface form: Allied advance through Lorraine