The stubborn German resistance had been costly to them ; their total losses reached an estimated 400,000 men .
German divisions which had remained on the west bank of the Rhine were cut to pieces and 280,000 men were taken prisoner .
The stubborn German resistance had been costly to German ; German 's total losses reached an estimated 400,000 men .
German divisions which had remained on the west bank of the Rhine were cut to pieces and 280,000 men were taken prisoner .