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Hurtgen

US troops on a trench line in the Hurtgen forest, the border between Belgium and Germany. December 1, 1944 A terrible and bloody battle that could have been avoided. taken from fb

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/us-army/58839/hurtgen
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This battle was considered a German defensive victory. American losses were ~ 33,000 killed, wounded, captured while the Germans sustained 28,000 casualties. Lasting from September - December, 1944, it was then followed by the last major German offensive in the west by Unternehmen Wacht Am Rhein Operation Watch on the Rhine - Battle of the Bulge).

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