To the south in the Saar-Palatinate region, Lieutenant General George S. Patton's U.S. 3rd Army had dealt a devastating blow to the German 7th Army and, in conjunction with the U.S. 7th Army, had nearly destroyed the German 1st Army.
Mod syd i Saar-Pfalz havde generalløjtnant George S. Pattons 3. armé tildelt den tyske 7. armé et ødelæggende slag og i samarbejde med den 7. amerikanske armé havde den omtrent udslettet den 1. tyske armé.