I'm amazed that this didn't get better coverage in the histories I read. Of course, nobody likes to write about these kinds of battles. Hürtgen Forest kicked some serious Allied ass. Some units were completely annihilated, suffering casualties well over 100%.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004May23.html
http://blog.charlesmccain.com/search...rtgen%20Forest
Scary place.