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13 September, 1944.
Northeast of Epinal.
Patton's Third Army had just now emerging from the "supply crisis" of early September.
Units began probing eastward in preparation for another bound forward across the Meuse and
hopefully the Moselle. XV Corps had been given the task of guarding the flank of the Army
advance between the Meuse and the Moselle. 2nd French Armored Division, attached to
XV Corps, broke through the thin German defenses between Neufchateau and Chaunmont.
The Germans were in the process of massing armoured units in the vicinity of Epinal
for a flanking counterattack against Third Army's right. 2nd French Armored Division's
Combat Command L encountered one of these units, the 112nd Panzer Brigade, in the towns of
Dompaire and Damas. The French armour skillfully engaged the ill-prepared panzer brigade
in day-long battles. 112nd Panzer Brigade was effectively destroyed as a combat unit.
- C.M. Hagmaier. Fooleternal@delphi.com.