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Title
Hill 400
Description
Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located east of the centre of Bergstein, a village in the Eifel region of Germany. This small mountain provides a view …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-12-07
Scenario#
24374
Scenario Description
Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located east of the centre of Bergstein, a village in the Eifel region of Germany. This small mountain provides a view over the entire Hürtgen Forest area and was strategically important as a vantage point and a German artillery station during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in 1944. After several attempts of the Allied forces to take control of the Hill it was on Dec. 7 that the Special forces under Command of Major Rudder did take out this German Artillery strongpoint. (Rudders Rangers was the same unit who attacked Point du Hoc on D-Day at the crossing of Omaha and Utah beach.) The Germans tried on there attemps to take control back of the main road to and from Brandenberg.
Location
Bergstein, Germany
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was a series of fierce 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 km2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. It was the longest battle on German ground during World War II and is the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The U.S. commanders' initial goal was to pin down German forces in the area to keep them from reinforcing the front lines farther north in the Battle of Aachen, where the US forces were fighting against the Siegfried Line network of fortified industrial towns and villages speckled with pillboxes, tank traps, and minefields. A secondary objective may have been to outflank the front line. The Americans' initial tactical objectives were to take Schmidt and clear Monschau. In a second phase the Allies wanted to advance to the Rur River as part of Operation Queen.
Narrative Source
Combatants
American
German
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Winter
Website Access: Available

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