Editing Siegfried Line campaign (section)

====Northern France and Belgium====
The US First Army advanced rapidly through northern France and Belgium during late August and early September, with its main goal being to reach the Rhine before the Germans could establish defensive positions there. During the [[Battle of the Mons Pocket]] the Allies encircled approximately 70,000 Germans near [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] in Belgium, and took around 25,000 prisoners.<ref name="Europe Remembers">{{cite web |title=The Mons Pocket, or the "Petit Stalingrad" of the Borinage |url=https://europeremembers.com/story/the-mons-pocket-or-the-petit-stalingrad-of-the-borinage/ |website=Europe Remembers |publisher=Liberation Route Europe Foundation |access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>