Across the River and into Germany

11 September 1944 - another 9/11, a symbolically important date in the Second World War: Allied soldiers crossed the border into Germany for the first time. From the Our Valley in Luxembourg, two reconnaissance patrols of the 5th US Armoured Division advanced onto German soil almost simultaneously and reconnoitred the deserted Siegfried Line positions. One patrol was led by US agent Warner Holzing...