Posted by DaninKansas on December 16, 2013 at 09:31:37 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Re: Breakthrough! posted by Bill(Wis) on December 16, 2013 at 09:02:47:
Agreed.
Bradley's actions at Hurtgen Forest should have resulted in him being sacked. The Germans couldn't believe a western allied general would throw men away like he did - it was something they expected of a Russian general. The Germans built defenses there never expecting to use them - they thought only a fool would attempt an attack in that area.
You seldom hear about this battle - it costed the US more deaths and wounded than the Battle of the Bulge (battle of the Bulge had many more captured and wounded though) - I believe 5 US divisions were eventually pulled from the front line due to losses and were not "restored" to fighting condition until after the end of the war.
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