In the dead of winter, the Allies launched a brutal assault to crush the Colmar Pocket - what followed was a tank battle so savage, over 20,000 men were killed, frozen, or buried in rubble.

The Colmar Pocket would see brutal hand to hand combat between the US Army and the German Defenders of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS. The village of Sigolsheim in the Colmar Pocket would be viciously ...

The battle was a decisive engagement that saw the 3rd Infantry Division play a critical role in their victory against German forces in the heavily fortified Colmar Pocket. “It’s both a ...

Though they finally succeeded, a powerful force of some 30,000 or more Germans were centered around the city of Colmar, forming a pocket of resistance in Eastern France that American troops would ...

Jan. 26 marked the 71st anniversary of Audie Murphy’s Medal of Honor action in Holtzwihr, France, during the 6th Army Group’s Battle of the Colmar Pocket. The 6th Army Group campaign in France ...