Western FrontSOUTHERN FRANCEIn the US 7th Army area, the VI Corps is rapidly closing in on Lyon. The 36th Division gets forward elements to the heights commanding the city. The 3rd Division is moving forward behind the 45th Division. The 45th Division, leaving the 179th Infantry to defend Meximieux, moves up the eastern bank of the Ain without opposition. In determined attacks supported by tanks and SP guns, the Germans isolate the 179th Infantry within Meximieux at great cost. FFI forces are sent to help the 179th. In the French Army B area, the II Corps continues toward Lyon in the region west of the Rhône, overrunning Serrièrs and Firminy. |
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