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It is separated from Germany by the Vennbahn railway line, which was assigned to Belgium by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. During World War II the town of Monschau, sitting on a vital road network, was a point of great tactical importance in the opening phase of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 as the northernmost point of the ...
The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge refers to the northernmost German attacks during the Battle of the Bulge. The area from Elsenborn Ridge itself to Monschau was the only sector of the American front line attacked during the Battle of the Bulge in which the Germans failed to advance.
- 16-26 December 1944
- American victory
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest ( German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of 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 km 2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. [1]
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2nd Infantry Division march past destroyed building near the Monschau Forest. The National WWII Museum Digital Collections. The defense of Rocherath that had been held most of the day by infantry was decided in less than thirty minutes by 5 German tanks.
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On the morning of 16 December, three armies-half of the entire German forces in the west-attacked along a fifty-mile front in the Ardennes from Monschau south to Echternach. They were aiming...
Apr 1, 2015 · Düren to Monschau near Germany's western border. The forest has closely spaced fir trees 100 feet in height, saturated ground and dramatic changes in elevation. During World War II, there...
