US First Army (1944)

Army · United States · June 6, 1944 – May 8, 1945

American army under Omar Bradley, then Courtney Hodges, that landed on Omaha and Utah, broke out at St-Lô, took Aachen, held the northern shoulder of the Bulge and seized the bridge at Remagen.

View on map Fought in Operation Overlord

Engagements 4

June 6 – August 30, 1944 Operation Overlord
August 25, 1944 – March 7, 1945 Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge
March 22 – May 8, 1945 Western Allied invasion of Germany

Movements

June 6, 1944 Omaha and Utah beaches Operation Overlord Map
June 26, 1944 Cherbourg taken Map
July 25, 1944 Operation Cobra at St-Lô Map
September 7, 1944 Liège Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine Map
October 21, 1944 Aachen taken Map
December 16, 1944 Elsenborn ridge holds Battle of the Bulge Map
March 7, 1945 The Remagen bridge Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine Map
April 25, 1945 Torgau on the Elbe Western Allied invasion of Germany Map
May 8, 1945 VE Day Map