The front in Normandy had collapsed after nearly two months of severe fighting , the U.S. Third Army was driving for the Seine .
An Army group was in danger of being annihilated in the Falaise pocket .
The front in Normandy had collapsed after nearly two months of severe fighting , the U.S. Third Army was driving for the Seine , and an Army group was in danger of being annihilated in the Falaise pocket .