Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force (January 27, 1945)
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Communiqué No. 294
Allied forces continued their advance between Linne and Heinsberg. Southeast of Heinsberg, our units have occupied the villages of Grebben, Dremmen, Horst and Nirm on the west bank of the Würm River. East of the Würm, our attack has been extended and our units have occupied Brachelen and advanced beyond it to the north.
Northeast of St. Vith we have made gains up to 2,000 yards against light resistance and have taken Mirfeld, Amel, and Meyerode. The town of Wallerode, two miles northeast of St. Vith, is in our hands after our units overcame determined opposition, and we have taken high ground between Wallerode and Meyerode.
In the area north and northeast of Clervaux, our forces are clearing the wooded area east of Wilwerdange, near the northern border of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, and have entered Weiswampach. Farther south we have reached Heinerscheid, on the St. Vith-Diekirch road, and are in the vicinity of Fischbach.
South of Clervaux, we are in the vicinity of Bockholtz and have cleared Pintsch, after having repulsed a counterattack near the town. Farther southeast our troops are fighting at Hoscheid-Dickt.
Southeast of Remich, we are meeting resistance from small arms and mortar fire in the area of Nennig.
Bad weather somewhat restricted air operations yesterday, however fighter bombers continued the destruction of enemy armor and vehicles in the Ardennes mainly in the area around Prüm.
In northern Alsace, enemy forces which penetrated to Schillersdorf and crossed the Moder River farther east, were driven back at all points. Our positions were restored and heavy losses inflicted on the enemy. We have reoccupied Muhlhausen and Bischolz.
Northeast of Colmar we have made a slight gain and have entered Riedwihr.
Further local gains have been made northwest of Mulhouse where our forces are clearing two enemy from the Potash Mining area.
Fighter-bombers destroyed a railway bridge over the Moselle River, 16 miles northeast of Trier, attacked a railway yard northeast of Kaiserslautern, and road and rail transport in the Bitche and Colmar areas, bombed and strafed a convoy west of Karlsruhe and struck at targets northwest of Haguenau.
Other fighter-bombers and rocket-firing fighters hit road and rail transport north of the Ruhr and between Osnabrück and Bremen and attacked railway yards at Rheydt, Mönchengladbach and Grevenbroich. Medium bombers hit a railway bridge crossing the Erft River at Euskirchen.
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D. R. JORDAN, Lt Col FA2409
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