Manning the rest of the front (inside the extensive fortifications of Metz) were (from north to south) the German 462nd infantry division (the under strength 1010th infantry regiment and the ad hoc officer school, or Fahnenjunker, regiment) and the weak 8th PanzerGrenadier regiment of the 3rd PanzerGrenadier division.
Just to the south of the fortifications ringing Metz was the 29th PanzerGrenadier regiment of the 3rd PanzerGrenadier division.
Behind the front line German units was the 17th SS division (37th and 38th SS infantry regiments) and the weak regimental strength Metz garrison.
Metz is a city in the North-East of France, capital of the Lorraine région and of the département of Moselle (57).
Metz became one of the principal towns of Gallia, more populated than Lutetia, rich for its wine exports and having one of the vastest amphitheatres of the country.
Metz was again annexed by Germany between 1940 and 1944 during the Second World War, and was liberated in November 1944 by the French and American armies.