Mushure mekubudirira kupinda muNormandy uye kuenderera mberi kwekumabvazuva kuburikidza neFrance, maAllied frontlines akawedzera kubva kuNijmegen kuchamhembe kusvika kuSwitzerland isina kwazvakarerekera kumaodzanyemba. Guta rakakosha rechiteshi cheAntwerp rakanga ratorwa panguva yekusundidzira, uye nenguva yechando payakasvika, maAllies akatotonga nharaunda yeGerman padyo neguta reAachen. Adolf Hitler akakurumidza kuronga kurwisa mitsara yeAllied muBelgium neLuxembourg; Zvikamu makumi maviri neshanu zvaizotangisa kurwisa kushamisika kuburikidza neArdennes, nechinangwa chekuyambuka Rwizi Meuse (inonzi Maas muchiGerman neDutch) uye kutorazve Antwerp.
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