23 May 1944

France
19 Aug 1944

France
  • Field Marshal Günther von Kluge committed suicide by taking cyanide near Metz, France after being relieved of his command and recalled to Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Günther von Kluge | Metz, Lorraine | CPC, AC]
27 Oct 1944

Photo(s) dated 27 Oct 1944
German soldier with Panzerschreck weapon, near Metz, France, 27 Oct 1944
9 Nov 1944

France
  • The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid in support of the US Third Army against German gun emplacements at Metz, France. Third Army commander, General George Patton, issued a letter of thanks to the 306th Bomb Group for their performance in this strike. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | RAF Thurleigh | Metz | DS]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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