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- Hubert Lanz was severely wounded in combat. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Upon receiving word that the French 6th Army was on the offensive near Paris, France, British troops reversed from their retreat to join the offensive. German forces began to fall back, and the Allied pursuit would be slow. ww2dbase [AC]
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