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Aachen
The city is very strategic to the border with Belgium and was therefore a cornerstone in Adolf Hitlers Siegfried linie. This included construction of a hökerlinien along the city's western edge and the construction of several fortifications.
Aachen was the first major city in Germany which was conquered by the Allies, it came after heavy fighting, 21 October 1944.
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