North-West Europe campaign
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North-West Europe campaign (World War II) (Sept. 1944–May 1945) Leading on from the
Normandy Campaign,
Montgomery's forces captured Antwerp on 4 September and crossed the Albert Canal, though his controversial attempt to seize the lower Rhine by dropping the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem ended in failure. Meanwhile, the US 1st Army captured Namur, and was the first to reach German soil, taking the city of Aachen on 21 October 1944. The US 3rd Army moved east and reached the Moselle. However, the Germans consolidated their forces and established strong defensive lines along the Rhine, from which they embarked on their
Ardennes offensive. Once that was defeated, Montgomery's forces pushed forward to the Rhine. In March, the Rhine was finally crossed at the town of Wesel, which had been completely flattened by air attacks. In the south, French forces moved up the upper Rhine towards Lake Constance. The US 7th Army pushed east towards Munich and the 3rd Army crossed the Rhine at Frankfurt, and swept through central Germany into Bohemia. On 11 April Montgomery reached the River Elbe. Following the capture of Berlin by the
Red Army and the suicide of
Hitler, Montgomery received the surrender of the German forces in north-west Europe on Lüneburg Heath on 4 May. Four days later, VE day, the war in Europe was declared at an end.
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KD German Rhine Line to increase number of Moselle River cruises in 1986.
PR Newswire; 3/25/1986; 700+ words
; ...cruises it will operate on Germany's Moselle River, a winding tributary of the Rhine...mid-May to mid-October. The Moselle provides a similar but more intimate...but from the smaller, narrower Moselle, they're much closer. Both Koblenz...
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KD German Rhine Line to operate 76 cruises on the Moselle River.
PR Newswire; 2/22/1989; 700+ words
; ...LINE TO OPERATE 76 CRUISES ON THE MOSELLE RIVER WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 22...76 short cruises on Germany's Moselle River in 1989, from late April...Koblenz, where the Rhine and the Moselle meet, and Trier, near the Germany...
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Rhine Cruise Agency offers low round-trip air fares to travelers who book a KD German Rhine Line cruise on the Rhine or Moselle rivers.
PR Newswire; 5/13/1987; 700+ words
; ...Rhine Line cruise on the Rhine or Moselle rivers. The fares are round trip to Amsterdam...day cruises on the Rhine and the Moselle, a narrow, winding tributary...the most scenic stretch of the Moselle on two- and three-night cruises...
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Round-trip air fares to Europe as low as $339 from Miami are introduced for travelers who book a KD German Rhine Line cruise on the Rhine or Moselle rivers.
PR Newswire; 5/13/1987; 700+ words
; ...Rhine Line cruise on the Rhine or Moselle rivers. The fares are round trip to Amsterdam...day cruises on the Rhine and the Moselle, a narrow, winding tributary...the most scenic stretch of the Moselle on two- and three-night cruises...
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Expansion of Proterorhinus marmoratus (Teleostei, Gobiidae) into the River Moselle (Germany)
Magazine article from: Folia Zoologica; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...started colonizing the River Main and the River Rhine...impoundments of the River Moselle next to the confluence...and Discussion In the River Moselle no tubenose goby were...impoundment at Koblenz (Moselle-km 2-21) and to...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Four luxury river cruises; Rhine, Main, Danube and Moselle.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/10/2009; 617 words
; ...very best time of year to enjoy the warm weather and superb river scenery. There are many vessels cruising European rivers, but few ships can match the luxury and elegance of the four...superior cabins with hotel standard beds, full bathrooms and river views Alsoavailable, Exceptional cuisine with full ...
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KD German Rhine Line will operate 75 Moselle cruises this year.
PR Newswire; 3/15/1988; 700+ words
; ...GERMAN RHINE LINE WILL OPERATE 75 MOSELLE CRUISES THIS YEAR WHITE PLAINS...75 short cruises on Germany's Moselle River this year, more than ever before...Koblenz, where the Rhine and the Moselle meet, and Trier, near the Germany...
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MOSELLE VINTNERS AND THEIR BUBBLY CREMANTS.(Vin Moselle schampes wines, Luxembourg)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Europe; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...having discovered that grapes from the Moselle and the good deep cellars along the river offered perfect conditions for champagne...market leader, by the cooperative Vin Moselle and many others along the Moselle River. Since 1988, sparkling wines...
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A "floating seminar" that focuses on the wines of the Rhine, the Moselle, Baden, Alsace and Switzerland, through talks, tastings and vineyard tours, is being staged on a Rhine and Moselle cruise aboard KD German Rhine Line's Italia.
PR Newswire; 5/7/1986; 700+ words
; ...Rheingau, the Rheinpfalz, the Moselle, Alsace, Baden and the Swiss...Koblenz, the ship turns into the Moselle and follows the winding river to Cochem, whose half-timbered...cellars provides samples of Moselle wines. The famous white wines...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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TRAVEL: Booze cruise.. Wine-lovers' heaven in the Moselle Valley.(Features)(City overview)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 9/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...THOMPSON THE Romans occupied the Moselle river valley in Germany more than 2...education during our stops. The Moselle Valley reisling is delicious and...Boppard. After the relatively gentle Moselle, it was shock to see the Rhine...
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Moselle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Moselle Ger. Mosel, river, 320 mi (515 km) long, rising in...reach the Rhine River at Koblenz. The Moselle receives the Saar River near Trier. The German section of the Moselle valley is dotted with numerous old...
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moselle
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
moselle dry white wine, XVII. — F. name (— G. Mosel , in L. Mosella ) of a river which joins the Rhine at Koblenz and in the neighbourhood of which the wine is produced.
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Luxembourg
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...the Sûre River as it winds across...hydroelectric dam. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Luxembourg's major rivers are the Moselle, the Sû...with Germany. The Moselle, which originates...southward into the Moselle. In the south, the Alzette River flows northward...
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Steamboats
Book article from: American Eras
...steamboats dominated river transportation, especially...half the story. Western rivers also presented a challenge...pilots had to relearn the rivers constantly, and the...x201D; EXPLOSION OF THE MOSELLE Late in the afternoon...the 150-ton steamboat Moselle pulled away from the...headed east ...
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Lorraine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...departments—Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, and Vosges. In Moselle dept., of which Metz is the capital, German...southeast and the ridges paralleling the Moselle and Meuse rivers, Lorraine is a slightly rolling plateau...
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