Attacking with 8th Inf Div, and CCR 5th AD, the V Corps managed to capture Huertgen after stiff fighting on 28 November 1944. The attack started on 16 November.

The Hurtgen Forest battle ultimately became the deadliest forest engagement of World War II. It also served as a staging ground for German forces preparing their final Western European …

Nov 19, 2025 · On Dec. 13, 1944, three months after the first GIs entered the Hürtgen Forest, the Americans finally launched a ground assault on the dams.

Fighting in the Hürtgen Forest resulted in tens of thousands of American casualties, as the US Army attempted over six months to pierce this heavily fortified part of the German border …

Nov 2, 2022 · German counterattacks began almost immediately, and the Hürtgen forest devolved into a brutal small unit struggle pierced by heavy artillery barrages. Robert Smith, a medic with …

Dec 1, 2021 · The U.S. Army`s fight to take the Huertgen Forest stretched from September into December 1944 when the German Ardennes offensive disrupted the entire Allied front.

Nov 22, 2024 · Lasting from September 19, 1944, to February 10, 1945, it was a grueling contest in dense forest terrain near the German-Belgian border. Known for its harrowing conditions, …

Feb 22, 2025 · Lasting from September 19, 1944, to February 10, 1945, this brutal engagement claimed thousands of lives, grinding up soldiers and equipment in a relentless struggle against …

Gray skies hung low and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall, dense fir trees near the German-Belgian border on the morning of Thursday, November 16, 1944, during the Battle of …

Sep 19, 2024 · The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest (September 19, 1944 – February 10, 1945) was one of the longest and bloodiest battles fought by the U.S. Army during World War II. It took …