Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
German_defensive_positions_strengthened
increased_US_military_casualties |
| gptkbp:battle |
Battle of Aachen
Battle of Hurtgen Battle of Vossenack utilized local reserves Battle_of_Schmidt |
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 28,000 German soldiers
approximately 33,000 US soldiers |
| gptkbp:climate |
harsh winter
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
|
| gptkbp:date |
September 19, 1944
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| gptkbp:finaleDate |
February 10, 1945
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of the Bulge
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
capture_of_the_Rur_River_dams
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
considered a costly engagement
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
highlighted challenges of forest warfare
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
often overshadowed by other battles
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
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| gptkbp:impact |
delayed_Allied_advance_into_Germany
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:15th_Army
gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division gptkb:7th_Army gptkb:9th_Infantry_Division gptkb:LXXXI_Corps gptkb:28th_Infantry_Division General_der_Infanterie_Johannes_Blaskowitz |
| gptkbp:landscape |
dense forest
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| gptkbp:location |
Hürtgen_Forest,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
importance of logistics in warfare
challenges of supply lines in difficult terrain impact of terrain on combat effectiveness need for air support in forested areas significance of morale in prolonged engagements |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Operation Market Garden
|
| gptkbp:result |
tactical stalemate
|
| gptkbp:significance |
longest_battle_on_the_Western_Front
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
attrition warfare
trench warfare increased troop deployments defend the western front attempt_to_breach_the_Siegfried_Line |