 By the end of 28 March, Hodges′ 1st Army had crossed the Lahn, having driven at least beyond the original line of departure, capturing thousands of German soldiers in the process.Nowhere, it seemed, were the Germans able to resist in strength.On 29 March, the 1st Army turned toward Paderborn, about north of Giessen, its right flank covered by the 3rd Army, which had broken out of its own bridgeheads and was headed northeast toward Kassel.