Battle of Metz

The most interesting thing about the Battle of Metz was that I had never herd of it. This was stated by the presenter who informed us that very little mention is given to this battle by the mainstream of U.S. History. I can see why that this battle is hardly mentioned with regards to it being such a costly and perhaps foolish military operation on the Western Front. I was not even aware of such fortifications being in existance in this location either. I thought that the Germans were only able to use the urban areas that were in between them and the Allies. It was a good call of them to recycle the resources that were in the old Magino Line.