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THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FOREST SEPT – DEC 1944

THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FOREST SEPT – DEC 1944. AaCHEN VIDEO. DRAGON TEETH. THE SIGFRIED LINE BUNKERS. THE FOREST WAS DENSE AND VERY DARK EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE – WHICH WAS VERY RARE.

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THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FOREST SEPT – DEC 1944

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  1. THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FORESTSEPT – DEC 1944

  2. AaCHEN VIDEO

  3. DRAGON TEETH

  4. THE SIGFRIED LINE BUNKERS

  5. THE FOREST WAS DENSE AND VERY DARK EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE – WHICH WAS VERY RARE

  6. FIGHTING WAS CONSTANT AND DIRTY –TRENCH FOOT, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, SEVERE COLDS, AND FLU CAUSED MORE CASUALITIES THAN BATTLE

  7. THE REAL OBJECTIVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE TWO DAMS ON THE ROER RIVER

  8. THE KALL TRAIL

  9. THE FOREST WAS DENSE AND VERY DARK EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE – WHICH WAS VERY RARE

  10. FIGHTING WAS CONSTANT AND DIRTY –TRENCH FOOT, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, SEVERE COLDS, AND FLU CAUSED MORE CASUALITIES THAN BATTLE

  11. THE KALL TRAIL

  12. THE VILLAGE OF HURTGEN THAN AND NOW

  13. The U.S. Army's Center of Military History has estimated that 120,000 troops, plus replacements, were committed to Hürtgen; by the end there had been 23,000 battle casualties plus 9,000 non-battle. Two divisions, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and the U.S. 9th Infantry Division, were so badly mauled that they were withdrawn from the line to recuperate

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