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Title
Out of the Hürtgen: Stepping Toward Düren
Description
Following three days of heavy fighting, Strass and the surrounding area had been cleared. The 82nd Infantry Division was ready for its final push toward the Rur River and Duren. To ensure a clear path, Company E of the 330th …
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Publisher
Date
1944-12-13
Scenario#
Comp04
Scenario Description
Following three days of heavy fighting, Strass and the surrounding area had been cleared. The 82nd Infantry Division was ready for its final push toward the Rur River and Duren. To ensure a clear path, Company E of the 330th Infantry Regiment was given orders to reconoiter and clear woods to the east of any remaining enemy units. The regimental commander selected a point north of a large farmhouse outside of town as the jumping-off point for the operation. Under the cover of darkness, the men from Company E began their advance.
Location
Strass, 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.
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Combatants
American
Germany

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