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The failure of the Vichy French troops to defend against the invasion enables the Allies to move swiftly to the western border of Tunisia, and triggers the German occupation of southern France on November 11.
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Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time.
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opening a “Second Front” against the Germans
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They advance rapidly towards the Rhine River to the northeast
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On August 25, Free French forces, supported by Allied troops, enter the French capital. By September, the Allies reach the German border. by December, almost all of France, most of Belgium, and part of the southern Netherlands are liberated.
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Known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat.
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