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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA
October 29, 1944: When preparing for his troops to cross the Rhine River to invade Germany, General George Patton told Allied Commander, General Dwight D, Eisenhower, that he did not expect to need paratroopers accompanying him—he would just have Tooey (Spaatz) send his heavy bombers over and pulverize the opposite shore and then let his men row across.
Eisenhower has said that crossing the Rhine was one of the great victories of World War II.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees. Patchy rain nearby during the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening, mist overnight.
Can't wait to get ice cream!!!