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Bookmark or Share- Battle of Hürtgen Forest - WikipediaThe Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km 2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. [1]
- A Walk in the Woods: The Hürtgen Forest (1944)The attack by elements of the US 1st Army through the Hurtgen Forest was designed to draw the enemy away from the formidable Siegried Line defences to the north and open up the road to Aachen. It turned into an 88 day slog which tested combatants on both sides to their very limits.
- Hürtgen Forest - WikipediaThe Hürtgen forest (also: Huertgen Forest; German: Hürtgenwald) is located along the border between Belgium and Germany, in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- The Battle of Hürtgen Forest: A Tactical Nightmare for Allied ForcesThe Battle of Hürtgen Forest was a campaign that could and should have been avoided—a campaign of prolonged and bitter attrition in which U.S. infantrymen were challenged by stubborn, unyielding defenders, rugged terrain, and appalling weather.
- The Battle of the Huertgen Forest: Why - DTICThe Hürtgen Forest region is characterized by a ridge system running southwest to northeast starting from the highest point of 2,100 feet in elevation west of Monschau to 600 feet in elevation within a few miles of Düren.
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