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History
- Brief History
- Chronological Timeline of Events (German Source)
- 3rd Armored Division - Breaching of the Siegfried_Line
- Penetrating the Westwall, 1st Bn., 26th Inf.Regt., 1st Div.
- Excerpt The Rhineland Campaign
- Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, article by William Walton in Life Magazine, Jan. 1, 1945
- The 28th Inf. Div. & 707th Tank Bn. in the Hurtgen
- The 28th Infantry Division in the 'Green Hell', abstract of a thesis by Major Jeffrey P. Holt
- History 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
- The 'All Souls Day' battle around Vossenack and Hurtgen
- Memorial Sculpture on the Kall Bridge
- The Old Reliables (9th Inf.Div.) in the Forest
- The 20th and 1340th Combat Engineer Battalions in the Huertgen Forest
- 28th Infantry Regiment (8th Inf.Div.) - Battle at Vossenack
- Story of the 4th Infantry Division
- The Rangers on Hill 400 - The Bergstein Campaign
- 2nd U.S. Ranger Infantry Battalion by Sidney A. Salomon
- Combat History 3rd Bn, 310th Inf. Rgt., 78th Division
- Paths of Armor - The 5th Armored Division in the Huertgen Forest
- The 12. Infanterie Division (GE) in the Third Battle of Aachen by Gerhard Engel Generalleutnant a.D.
- Medal of Honor Recipients
- The Necessary Battle by Craig Bayer
- Viewpoint of Greg Canellis
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After Action Reports & Interviews
1st Infantry Division- 16th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 12 - 30 Sept. 1944
- 16th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 31 Oct. 1944
- 16th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 30 Nov. 1944
- 16th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 31 Dec. 1944
- 18th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), Regimental History, Sept. 1944
- 18th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), Regimental History, Oct. 1944
- 18th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), Regimental History, Nov. 1944
- 18th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), Regimental History, Dec. 1944
- 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 30 Sep. 1944
- 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 31 Oct. 1944
- 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 30 Nov. 1944
- 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 31 Dec. 1944
- 26th Infantry Regiment (1st Div.), After Action Report, 1 - 31 Jan. 1945
4th Infantry Division- 4th Infantry Division, After Action Report, 16 Nov. - 7 Dec. 1944
- 4th Infantry Division in Germany´s Hurtgen Forest
- 8th Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), After Action Report, November 1944
- 8th Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), After Action Report, 28 Nov. - 4 Dec. 1944
- 12th Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Nov. - 8 Dec. 1944
- A Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- B Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- C Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- D Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- E Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- The story of Pvt Sussman, E Co., 22nd Inf., 4th Inf. Div
- F Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
- G Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment (4th Div.), 16 Nov. -3 Dec., 1944
8th Infantry Division- 28th Infantry Regiment (8th Div.), After Action Report, 18 Nov. - 30 Nov. 1944
- 121st Infantry Regiment (8th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Nov. - 30 Nov. 1944
- 121st Infantry Regiment (8th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 31 Dec. 1944
- 13th Infantry Regiment (8th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 31 Dec. 1944
9th Infantry Division- 39th Infantry Regiment, (9th Div.), After Action Report, 13 - 30 Sept. 1944
- SIEGFRIED LINE - 39th Inf., 3rd Bn., (9th Div.), 13 Sept. to 26 Oct. 1944
- Penetration of the Siegfried Line by the 47th Inf.Rgt., (9th Div.)
- 60th Infantry Regiment, (9th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Oct. - 27 Oct. 1944
- SIEGFRIED LINE - 60th Inf., 1st Bn., (9th Div.), 13 Sept. - 16 Oct. 1944
- SIEGFRIED LINE - 60th Inf., 2nd Bn., (9th Div.), 13 Sept. - 27 Oct. 1944
- SIEGFRIED LINE - 60th Inf., 3rd Bn., (9th Div.), 19 Sept. - 23 Oct. 1944
- SIEGFRIED LINE - 60th Inf., 3rd Bn., (9th Div.), L Company, 19 Sept. - 15 Oct. 1944
- 60th Inf., Hofen - Dreiborn, 30 Jan. - 10 Feb. 1945
- 36th Armored Regimental History, 11 Sept. - 25 Sept. 1944
- The Battle for Hamich Ridge, 47th Inf., 1st Bn, (9th Div.), 16 Nov. - 29 Nov. 1944
- The Battle for Hamich Ridge, 47th Inf., 2nd Bn, (9th Div.), 16 Nov. - 25 Nov. 1944
- The Battle for Hamich Ridge, 47th Inf., 3rd Bn, (9th Div.), 16 Nov. - 25 Nov. 1944
- Frenzerburg Castle, 47th Inf., 2d Bn (K. Co. attchd), (9th Div.), 26 Nov. - 28 Nov. 1944
28th Infantry Division- 28th Infantry Division - Unit Report No. 5, 1 Nov. - 30 Nov. 1944
- 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division - Unit Report No. 5
- Medical Support and Evacuation, 112th Inf., (28th Div.) in the battle for Schmidt
78th Infantry Division- 311th Infantry Regiment, (78th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 31 Dec. 1944
- 311th Infantry Regiment, (78th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Jan. - 31 Jan. 1945
- 311th Infantry Regiment, (78th Div.), After Action Report, 1 Feb. - 28 Feb. 1945
- 311th Infantry Regiment, (78th Div.), After Action Report, 1 March - 4 March 1945
- Attack on Schmidt & Schwammenauel Dam, 309th Inf. Rgt. (78th Div.), 5 - 11 February 1945
83rd Infantry Division- 329th Infantry Regiment (83rd Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 26 Dec. 1944
- 330th Infantry Regiment (83rd Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 31 Dec. 1944
- 331th Infantry Regiment (83rd Div.), After Action Report, 1 Dec. - 31 Dec. 1944
3rd Armored Division
5th Armored Division- 47th Armored Infantry Regiment (5th Armd. Div.), After Action Report, Nov. 1944
- 47th Armored Infantry Regiment (5th Armd. Div.), After Action Report, Dec. 1944
7th Armored Division
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Monographs
- Armor in the Huertgen Forest
- The Operations of the 1st Bn, 26th Inf. - 1st Inf.Div. by Capt. Armand R. Levasseur
- Operations of 60th Infantry Regt., 9th Inf. Div., Sept. - Oct. 1944 by Major William B. Sullivan
- Operations of 112th Infantry Regt., 28th Inf. Div., 2 - 14 Nov. 1944 by Major Paul A. Troup, Jr.
- Operations 893d Tank Destroyer Bn., 2 Nov. - 9 Nov. 1944 by Major John J Lavin
- Operations Co. B - 12th Inf.Regt, 4th Inf.Div., West of Gey by Capt. Frederic N. Oettinger Jr.
- Operations Co. C - 8th Inf.Regt., 4th Inf.Div., in the Hurtgen Forest by Capt. Robert D. Moore
- Operations 2nd Bn. 8th Inf.Regt., 4th Inf.Div., in the Hurtgen Forest by Lieutenant Colonel James W. Haley
- Operations 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf.Div., 16 Nov. - 3 Dec. 1944 by Major Frederick T. Kent
- Operations 26th Inf. Regt., - 1st Inf.Div., 16 Nov. - 5 Dec. 1944 by Major Maurice A. Belisle
- Operations of Co. I, 121st Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., near Hurtgen by Capt. Francis D. Linse
- Combat Command R, 5th Armored Division, Operations in the Hurtgen Forest by Capt. Kenneth A Peters
- Operations 2nd Rangers Battalion in the Huertgen Forest, 6 - 8 Dec. 1944 by Lt. Frank U. Roquemore
- Attack of the 3rd Bn, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the vicinity of Bergstein by Capt. Roland L. Gohmert
- Operations 331st Inf.Regt., 83rd Inf.Div. at Gey, 10 - 15 Dec. 1944 by Major John F. Staples
- Operations 2nd Bn, 329th Inf.Regt., 83rd Inf.Div., Hurtgen Forest & Roer Valley, 10-17 Dec '44. by Capt. Raymond Greis
- Operations 2nd Bn, 9th Inf.Regt., 2nd Inf.Div., Attack pillbox sector Wahlerscheid, 13-16 Dec '44 by Capt. John A. Frye
- Operations 2nd Bn, 309th and 310th Inf.Regt., 78th Div., Attack on Kesternich, 14-15 Dec '44. by Lt. Col. Kenman
- Operations 2nd Bn, 311th Inf.Regt., 78th Inf.Div., Attack on Kesternich, 30 Jan. - 1 Feb 1945. by Capt. John H. Barner
- Operations Company L, 13th Inf.Regt., 8th Inf.Div., Attack on Düren by Capt. Alexander F. Berol
- Armor in the Huertgen Forest
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ETHINT - Foreign Military Studies
- A-891 - The Battle of the Hurtgen Forest by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr Von Gersdorff
- A-905 - 116th Panzer Division (1 Nov - 9 Nov 1944 ) by Siegfried Von Waldenburg, Generalmajor
- B-373 - The 275. Infanterie-Division (GE) 15 Sep - 1 Oct 1944 by Hans Schmidt Generalleutnant a.D.
- B-793 - The 89. Infanterie Division (GE) 13 Sep - 1 Oct 1944 by Oberst a.D. Hasso Neitzel
- B-816 - LXXXI. ARMEEKORPS (GE) 4 Sep - 21 Sep 1944 by General der Infanterie a.D. Friedrich August Schack
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Geschichte
- Die Schlacht im Hürtgenwald durch Oberstleutnant i. G. Klaus Hammel
- Die Gedenktafel an der Kallbrücke
- Das Wunder vom Hürtgenwald
- Kriegstagebuch des Luftwaffenfestungs-Battalions XXIV
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Veteran Stories
- Interview Elmer H. Ake A medic with Co. B, 417th Inf.Rgt.
- Interview Howard R Allard Co. B, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- A War Memoir by Cpt John C. Ausland 29th Field Artillery Bn, 4th Inf.Div.
- Alfred E Baer - D for Dog: Story of a Ranger Company 2nd Rangers Battalion
- Memoirs of Gefreiter Horst Berg 6th Fallschirmjaeger Regiment
- Raymond Carlyle Blanton Missing in Action Co. C, 60th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Recollection of Robert T Bradicich Co. E, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollection of Don Buelow Co. E, 60th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Memoirs of Albert W Burghardt Co. K, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Interview Stephen J Butko Co. E, 28th Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- The story of Robert Cahow Co. K, 311 Inf.Regt., 78th Div.
- Seizing the Roer River Dam by Gen. Frank Camm 303rd Engineers Bn., 78th Div.
- Recollection of Mark Clarke Co. L, 8th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Story of Lloyd D Coates Co. I, 39th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Conversations with General J. Lawton Collins Commander of VII Corps
- Recollections of Donald E. Crass Co. F, 60th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Tallie Crocker HQ, 2nd Bn, 12th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Peter J. Dahlberg Co. L, 309th Inf.Rgt., 78th Inf.Div.
- Memoirs of Arnold Erbstoesser Co. G, 8th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Warren Fagerland Co. F, 310th Inf.Rgt., 78th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Herbert R Falk Co. B, 303rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 78th Inf.Div.
- The discovery of John Farrell & Edward Jones 112th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of John R Finnegan Sr HQ Company, 2nd Bn, 311th Regiment, 78th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Eugene D Fortner 2nd Platoon, Company "A", 746th Tank Battalion
- Recollections of Sgt. Ben Franklin I Company, 16th Regiment, 1st Inf.Div.
- S/Sgt Dick Garrison Story Co. I, 121st Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- Bloody Huertgen Story by General James Gavin Commander 82nd Airborne Div.
- Memories of Hubert Gees Fusilier Battalion - 275. Infanterie Division
- Recollections of George W Grizzle Co. E, 112th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Pvt. Norbert Gubbels Co. A, 12th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Diary of Carroll F. Guidry 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
- Recollections of Francis E Healer Co. D, 709Th Tank Battalion
- Recollections of Carl F Heintze Co. L, 39th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Jonel C. Hill Co. F, 26th Inf.Rgt., 1st Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Capt. Kenneth Hill Co. E, 39th Inf.Rgt., 9th Inf.Div.
- Pvt. William H Howard ID Bracelet Returned After 60 Years 78th Div., 311th Rgt.
- Stanley T Jozwiak - Battle in the Hurtgen Co. B, 22nd Inf.Rgt, 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Henry J Kalinowksy 146th Engineer Combat Battalion.
- Recollections of Zane K King Co. L, 9th Inf.Rgt, 2nd Inf.Div.
- Story of Alfred Knaack's Foxhole Co. L, 60th Inf.Rgt, 9th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of John "Mike" Kunnen Co. D, 709Th Tank Battalion
- Recollection of Paul E Lambert Co. B, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Gilbert Maas's War Diary Co. K, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Ed Malouf Co. B, 311th Inf.Rgt., 78th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Ken Mc.Clure Co. D, 2nd Ranger Battalion
- Story of Jack E Messersmith Co. B, 12th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Memoirs of Major Alvin W. Morland 308th Field Artillery Bn, 78th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Tom Myers Co. I, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Arthur Neriani and the Battle of the Huertgen Forest HQ Co., 8th Inf.Div.
- Jack E Oliver's WWII Journal (excerpt) Co. I, 12th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Camille E Pepin 121st Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- Story of Joe L Petri Co. C, 121st Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Bud Potratz Co. D, 2nd Ranger Battalion
- Recollections of William Pritt Co. L, 13th Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- Story of Pvt. Ova Wendell Ratliff Co. C, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Pillbox Demolition by 1st Lt. Wesley Ross 3rd Plt. Co. B, 146th Engineers Combat Battalion
- Recollections of Denver O. Sayre 44th Field Artillery Battalion
- Recollections of Günther Schmidt 272 Volks-Grenadier Division
- Recollections of Frank C Slegona 4th Inf. Div.
- First Lieutenant Ralph W. Spaans Co. B, 112th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Richard H. Stewart Co. I, 110th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- The story of Pvt Sussman, E Co., 22nd Inf., 4th Inf. Div
- Recollections of Herbert Taff, Co. L, 39th Inf.Regt., 9th Inf. Div.
- Tales from the Old-Timer by David Thibodeau Bat. B, 42nd FA Bn, 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Fritz Tillmans 3rd Company, Regiment 1056, 89th Inf. Div.
- PFC Frederick F Villani 112th Inf.Rgt., 28th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Demetrios VlahantonisCo. I, 8th Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of George Wagner 1st Bn., 28th Inf.Rgt., 8th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Robert L Westermann HQ Co., 22nd Inf.Rgt., 4th Inf.Div.
- Recollections of Dale E Woomert 303rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 78th Inf.Div.
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Zeitzeugen
- Erinnerungen von Hubert Gees Füsilier-Btl. 275. Infanterie Division
- Bericht von August Gövert 116. Panzer-Division
- Erwin Kressmann Schwere Panzerjägerabteiling 519
- Kriegserlebnisse Harro Kunst Stabsbattr. I/AR 189, der 89. Infanterie Division
- Zeitzeuge Fritz Tillmans 3rd Company, Regiment 1056, 89th Inf. Div.
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Images and Videos
- Interactive Map of the Huertgen Forest Area
- Pictures Then and Now
- Kall Trail
- Video Hill 400 at Bergstein
- Siegfried Line
- Ehrenfriedhof Hürtgen Cemetery of Honor for German soldiers
- Ehrenfriedhof Vossenack Cemetery of Honor for German soldiers
- Museum Huertgen Forest 1944 and in Peacetime
- Private Museum Hans-Dieter Naas
- Remember Museum 39-45 - Private Museum of Marcel & Mathilde Schmetz
- Historic Images
- Photos of the Fieseler 103 a.k.a. V-1 Flying Bomb
- Images Battery Todt Atlantic Wall Museum at Audinghen (France)
- Video Interview Edmund Zalewski
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Poems
- Huertgen Forest Quiz Test your knowledge on what you've read on this website.