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Speeches: War report on the rapid Allied advances against Germany

By March 26, 1945, the main body of U.S. and British forces in Europe had crossed the Rhine, their last major obstacle in the conquest of Germany. Advancing as much as 50 miles a day, the U.S. First and Ninth armies encircled the Ruhr.

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