Bertoldo the Brave

Operation NORDWIND, the German offensive in France’s Alsace province, enjoyed only limited success in its first week. German fortunes changed, however, with the penetration by Panzer-Korps XXXIX of the American Maginot Line positions during a pre-dawn attack. This assault shattered Companies A and B of the 242nd Regiment …

1945-01-09

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Operation NORDWIND, the German offensive in France’s Alsace province, enjoyed only limited success in its first week. German fortunes changed, however, with the penetration by Panzer-Korps XXXIX of the American Maginot Line positions during a pre-dawn attack. This assault shattered Companies A and B of the 242nd Regiment and left Companies C and D, deployed in Hatten itself, as the last remaining infantry units opposing the panzers. Both sides conducted early morning probes, during which it became clear the Germans enjoyed local superiority. By mid-day, the full force of Kampfgruppe Huss, Panzergrenadier-Division 25, had concentrated to launch against the defenders of Hatten.

Hatten, France

Operation Nordwind was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. It began on 31 December 1944 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Alsace and Lorraine in southwestern Germany and northeastern France, and ended on 25 January 1945.

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