Battle of Hürtgen Forest

krashkart · 10-29-10, 04:45 PM

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.

Oberon · 10-29-10, 04:58 PM

Reminds me a bit of the winter forest parts (Battle of the Bulge) of Band of Brothers, a forest is not a great place to be in an artillery barrage...heck, an artillery barrage is a bad place to be in any place.

nikimcbee · 10-29-10, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Reminds me a bit of the winter forest parts (Battle of the Bulge) of Band of Brothers, a forest is not a great place to be in an artillery barrage...heck, an artillery barrage is a bad place to be in any place.

Stole my thunder

. I think that is where the German were firing the air burst shells into the tree tops? I think this is when Bill G was wounded?

Oberon · 10-29-10, 05:14 PM

I think this is the one I'm thinking of...although it's been a long time since I watched BoB...been wanting to watch Pacific but Sky only shows it on movies

frau kaleun · 10-29-10, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

suffering casualties well over 100%.

How was that possible? Did they kill some dudes twice?

I'd never heard of this one by name either, interesting read.

krashkart · 10-29-10, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

How was that possible? Did they kill some dudes twice?

I'd never heard of this one by name either, interesting read.

All of the leadership, the original troop complement, and the people sent to replace them had been killed or seriously wounded.

frau kaleun · 10-29-10, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

All of the leadership, the original troop complement, and the people sent to replace them had been killed or seriously wounded.

Yeah, I thought about them losing replacements about two minutes after I posted.

Just pretend this never happened and I'll forget about the Ratt t-shirt.

DarkFish · 10-29-10, 05:29 PM

CoD2

TarJak · 10-29-10, 05:41 PM

Not a nice place to be at the time. Some interesting pics from someone's recent visit to the area here: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/ww2-bat...rest-trip.html

Chad · 10-29-10, 07:30 PM

I highly recommend the movie When Trumpets Fade. It takes place in the forest and honestly shows the carnage and accurate scenes of the fighting on the front.

Cast includes Ron Eldard and Dwight Yoakim, who actually does a really good job with his role.

Here's the IMDB of it:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/

TarJak · 10-29-10, 08:03 PM

Might have to see if I can find a copy. Looks worth a watch.

Jimbuna · 10-30-10, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad

I highly recommend the movie When Trumpets Fade. It takes place in the forest and honestly shows the carnage and accurate scenes of the fighting on the front.

Cast includes Ron Eldard and Dwight Yoakim, who actually does a really good job with his role.

Here's the IMDB of it:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/

Beat me to it Chad

krashkart · 10-30-10, 04:16 PM

Added that movie to my bucket list.

Weiss Pinguin · 10-30-10, 04:34 PM

Added to my netflix queue

Chad · 10-30-10, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Beat me to it Chad

Hehe sorry Jim

In my opinion, it's a very under-rated movie. HBO didn't publicize it nearly enough as they did for Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

10-29-10, 04:45 PM	#1
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Battle of Hürtgen Forest 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.

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DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	CoD2 __________________

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Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I highly recommend the movie When Trumpets Fade. It takes place in the forest and honestly shows the carnage and accurate scenes of the fighting on the front. Cast includes Ron Eldard and Dwight Yoakim, who actually does a really good job with his role. Here's the IMDB of it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/ __________________

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Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Added to my netflix queue __________________

10-29-10, 04:58 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Reminds me a bit of the winter forest parts (Battle of the Bulge) of Band of Brothers, a forest is not a great place to be in an artillery barrage...heck, an artillery barrage is a bad place to be in any place.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I think this is the one I'm thinking of...although it's been a long time since I watched BoB...been wanting to watch Pacific but Sky only shows it on movies

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Not a nice place to be at the time. Some interesting pics from someone's recent visit to the area here: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/ww2-bat...rest-trip.html

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Might have to see if I can find a copy. Looks worth a watch.

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Added that movie to my bucket list.