On March 18, 1945, Army 1st Lt. Jack Lemaster Treadwell saw eight of his soldiers gunned down while assaulting a heavily fortified, seemingly impregnable section of the Siegfried Line near Nieder ...

It was just about this time of year, mid-March 1945. We were approaching the German Siegfried Line, the formidable fortification above- and below-ground on the western border of Germany.

“We’re going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line” was a well-known popular song in wartime Britain before May 1940. The song became popular again in early 1945.

“We’re going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line” was a well-known popular song in wartime Britain before May 1940. The song became popular again in early 1945.