Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 46, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1944 — First in Germany [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

First in Germany

Lieut. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, commander of the American First army, which had the honor to be the first of the Allied forces to make a permanent penetration into Germany. General Hodges’ troops were also the first Yanks to enter Paris after the French underground and fought off the Nazis.

Continuous lines of trucks marked the advance of the Yanks into German territory.

(Left) Sailors show their earrings on return to United States. (Right) During leave the Gobs help with canning.