A task force of the VII Corps′ 3rd Armored Division, which included some of the new M26 Pershing heavy tanks, spearheaded the drive for Paderborn on 29 March.
En styrke fra 7. korps' 3. panserdivision, som rådede over nogle af de nye tunge M26 Pershing kampvogne var i spidsen for fremrykningen mod Paderborn den 29. marts.