US EditionHow the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
Nearly 30% of 120,000 U.S. troops were killed, wounded, or captured in a costly infantry campaign to secure key dams and terrain in dense forest conditions.
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How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest along the German-Belgian border early on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 1944. As sporadic artillery volleys thumped in the distance, batches of shivering German soldiers ventured from the forward foxholes and bunkers of Lt. Gen. Hans Schmidt’s 275th Infantry Division, scouting for signs of an expected American attack. Less than a mile away men …
How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest along the German-Belgian border early on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 1944. As sporadic artillery volleys thumped in the distance, batches of shivering German soldiers ventured from the forward foxholes and bunkers of Lt. Gen. Hans Schmidt’s 275th Infantry Division, scouting for signs of an expected American attack. Less than a mile away men …
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