What was the first Allied unit to cross into Germany?

Answer 1

== == If the person who posted the initial question wants to know what the first Allied unit to enter Germany was, then the answer is the Belgian SAS on the 5th of September 1944. If they want to know who the first Allied unit to physically walk across the border into Germany was then the answer is the US unit on the later date. P.S. The person who posted the last remark seems to be confusing the Belgian SAS (a combat parachute unit) with SOE agents who dropped into Germany. SOE agents wore civilian clothes and were conducting clandestine operations and cannot be compared to the Belgian SAS.Neither can the Commandos (who by the way did not conduct any raids in Germany).

The 85th Reconnaissance Squadron of the US 5th Armored Division sent a patrol across the German border on the afternoon of 11 September 1944 to be the first of the Allies to cross the German border. The Bridge at Remagen was not crossed until March 1945. Reference: Richard S. Gardner, Paths of Armor, Battery Press, == The first allied unit to cross the German border was actually a 10 man stick of the Belgian S.A.S. Parachute Regiment on the night of the 5th of September 1944. It occurred on the Belgian-German border near Monshau. See a book called 'Ghost Front' by British Historian, Charles Whiting for further details. == There were many commando raids and air drops into Germany by small special operations groups or individuals. The question implies which ground unit was the first to cross the German border, which seems to be the 85th Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Sept 1944.