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Aachen
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Aachen, German city situated close to the Dutch and Belgian borders, the scene of the first major battle fought by
Eisenhower's forces on German soil during the fighting which began the
battle for Germany. The
West Wall ran close to here and from 12 to 15 September 1944
Hodges's First US Army attempted to penetrate it south of the city, but without success. Renewing his attacks on 2 October, this time in the north as well, Hodges eventually overcame the German defences, surrounded Aachen on 16 October, and after several days of bitter street fighting forced its surrender on 21 October. Colonel Gerhard Wilck's stubborn defence of Aachen delayed Hodges's advance for more than five weeks and cost him about 8,000 casualties. See also
Werewolves.
Charles Messenger
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Aachen Announces a Better Mouse Trap.
Business Wire; 10/5/1998; 530 words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--Aachen's Customer Cards on the Internet (www...and greeting cards for your clients. Aachen provides their customers with a way of...unique customized greeting size cards. Aachen uses prepared pictures that rotate at...
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Charlemagne's church at Aachen. (church and ritual in the Holy Roman Empire)
Magazine article from: History Today; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Aachen today is a delightful small town in the...Charlemagne) and the Holy Roman Empire. At Aachen, Charles' favourite residence in the latter...who was a member of the court during the Aachen years, because Charles loved swimming...
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Soc: Aachen jinx strikes again as Bayern crash out of cup
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/21/2006; 619 words
; ...News (Australia) 12-21-2006 Soc: Aachen jinx strikes again as Bayern crash out...successive season went up in smoke as Alemannia Aachen produced the shock of the season with...damage was done in the first half with Aachen taking a three goal lead through Romanian...
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Travel: At the crossroads It was once the capital of Europe, seat of the first great Euro- idealist, the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. So why do we know so little of Aachen and its strange waters?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/20/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Better count your blessings. Because if Aachen had lived up to its imperial aspirations...even have evolved. The Romans founded Aachen as somewhere to unwind, away from the...resolved to revive the Roman Empire and make Aachen the new Rome. Charlemagne wasn't quite...
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RWTH Aachen University details research in colitis.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 12/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...stages of inflammation," investigators in Aachen, Germany report (see also Colitis...wrote L.E. Sander and colleagues, RWTH Aachen University. The researchers concluded...information, contact C. Trautwein, RWTH Aachen University, Rhein Westfal TH Aachen...
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Soc: Giantkillers Aachen sink Gladbach to reach cup final
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 3/18/2004; 395 words
; AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-18-2004 Soc: Giantkillers Aachen sink Gladbach to reach cup final AACHEN, Germany, March 17 AFP - Second division Alemannia Aachen continued their giantkilling of Bundesliga teams, defeating Borussia...
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Aachen synagogue opening closes an historic circle
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 5/22/1995; ; 391 words
; ...Jewish Telegraphic Agency 05-22-1995 Aachen synagogue opening closes an historic circle...a new synagogue in the German city of Aachen marked the closing of a historic circle...survivors who are former inhabitants of Aachen. Also on hand were Ignatz Bubis, head...
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Aachen dump Bayern out of German Cup
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 12/21/2006; 601 words
; ...out of the German Cup as they lost 2-4 to Alemannia Aachen. Aachen took a three-goal lead by half time Wednesday, but...effort. Laurentiu Reghecampf opened the scoring for Aachen with a freekick in the 11th minute. He then added a...
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RWTH Aachen University publishes research in tissue engineering.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 9/17/2009; 700+ words
; According to recent research from Aachen, Germany, "E-cyclins control the...A. Nevzorova and colleagues, RWTH Aachen University (see also Tissue Engineering...contact C. Liedtke, Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Dept. of Med...
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Rising star. (Jewish synagogue in Aachen, Germany)(Architecture and Religion)
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 11/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; A new synagogue for Aachen's surviving Jewish community sensitively...spirit with traditional influences. Aachen synagogue, consecrated in May this year...in behind a large department store in Aachen's pedestrianised shopping zone, is...
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Aachen
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
AACHEN AACHEN. An important, if costly, symbolic victory for the Allies during World War II, Aachen was the first German city captured and held by Allied troops. Sitting...
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Aachen, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Aachen, Battle of (October 1944) a World War II battle in which Aachen became the first German city to fall to Allied forces. U.S. forces encircled Aachen and entered to find bitter resistance, despite having...
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Aachen, Hans von
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Aachen, Hans von (1552–1615). German painter, born in Cologne (in spite of his name, which derives from his father...
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AMB Generali Holding AG
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...M ü nchener Allee 9 D-52074 Aachen Germany Telephone: (49) (241) 461...capital. The company is headquartered in Aachen, the westernmost German city on the border...early 19th century the old imperial city Aachen was occupied by Napoleon. Its merchants...
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Pitz, Wilhelm
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Pitz, Wilhelm ( b Breinig, 1897; d Aachen, 1973). Ger. chorus-master, conductor, and violinist. Violinist, Aachen City Orch., 1913–33. Ch.-master Aachen Opera 1933–61, also mus. dir., Aachen Choral...
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