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On Fri. 30 Mar 1945 US First Army attacked Paderborn, Germany. Beyond.....

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US First Army attacked Paderborn, Germany. Beyond the German front lines, US aircraft harassed retreating German columns, destroying 246 trucks and 241 railway wagons

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