MAIZIERES-les-METZ
Troops fighting and resting in and around Maizieres
Long ago Hd learned to grin at sight and thought of
One less Nazi.
Each village suffered blitz effects because the Germans so thoroughly armed every sector.
Maizieres-les-Metz was no exception.
Another savagely fought preliminary to the main event of Metz was the town of Maizieres-les-
Metz, a steel mining town of 3,000 population. It was located on the west bank of the Moselle six miles
northwest of Metz and sat squarely astride the best and most direct route from the north into Metz.
During September, repeated efforts to seize the town were repulsed by heavy artillery and mortar fire
zeroed in on all approaches to the town.
Because of the extended front of XX Corps forces north of Metz (one regiment held 14 miles),
and because the main effort at a penetration of Metz' defenses was directed by Corps Commanders order
further south, the part of the front around Maizieres-les-Metz remained relatively quiet during the last
half of September and early October.
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