Hurtgen Forest
The Hurtgen forest is located along the border between Belgium and Germany in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Hurtgen forest is scarcely 50 square miles in area, the Hurtgen Forest lies within a triangle outlined by Aachen, Monschau, and Düren. The Rur River runs along the eastern edge of the Hurtgen Forest.
The Hurtgen Forest is mostly known for the scene of a bloody, drawn-out battle during World War II, often referred to as the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, which took place over three months during a very cold winter from late 1944 into early 1945.
The Battle of Huertgen Forest is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hurtgen Forest, which became the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought in its history. The Hurtgen Forest battles took place between September 19, 1944, and February 10, 1945, in a corridor of barely 50 square miles east of the Belgian–German border.
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