Armored units of the US Third and Seventh Armies have smashed through disorganized German defenses in southwestern Germany.

The American advance has narrowed the German escape route to the east to twenty miles.

American aircraft have pounded German convoys heading East, destroying hundreds of vehicles of all types, including 82 horse-drawn vehicles.

Between 30,000 to 45,000 German troops have been captured in the last 48 hours.

Meanwhile, a radio report says the Americans have thrown up a huge smokescreen along the northern reaches of the Rhine River to disguise preparations for a cross-river assault.

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