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During the Second World War, Operation Clipper was an Allied offensive by British XXX Corps (which included the U.S. 84th Infantry Division) to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in mid-November 1944. Clipper was a part of a wider Allied operation, named Operation Queen to gain control of the Roer valley and the Hürtgen Forest.Geilenkirchen is situated on the Wurm river, some 20 km (12 mi) north of Aachen.

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  • During the Second World War, Operation Clipper was an Allied offensive by British XXX Corps (which included the U.S. 84th Infantry Division) to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in mid-November 1944. Clipper was a part of a wider Allied operation, named Operation Queen to gain control of the Roer valley and the Hürtgen Forest.Geilenkirchen is situated on the Wurm river, some 20 km (12 mi) north of Aachen.
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  • Operation Clipper
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  • 2,000 casualties, (including 169 killed, 752 missing & 500 nonbattle)
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  • Allied victory
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