 Under the new concept, Bradley's 12th U.S. Army Group would make the main effort, with Hodges' 1st Army in the center heading east for about toward the city of Leipzig and the Elbe River.To the north, the 9th Army's XIX and XIII Corps would also drive for the Elbe, toward Magdeburg, about north of Leipzig, although the army commander, General Simpson, hoped he would be allowed to go all the way to Berlin.To the south, Patton's 3rd Army was to drive east to Chemnitz, about southeast of Leipzig, but well short of the Elbe, and then turn southeast into Austria.