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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Audie_Murphy
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:George_S._Patton
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gptkbp:aftermath
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influenced public perception of the war
delayed Allied advance into Germany
increased German defenses in the region
led to changes in U. S. military tactics
remains a controversial battle in military history
significant U. S. casualties
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 28,000 German soldiers
approximately 33,000 U. S. soldiers
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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September 19, 1944
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gptkbp:end_date
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February 10, 1945
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influenced post-war military strategy
highlighted challenges of forest warfare
demonstrated the cost of attrition warfare
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
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gptkbp:landscape
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dense forest
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gptkbp:location
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Hurtgen Forest, Germany
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:4th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:9th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:28th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:German_116th_Panzer_Division
gptkb:German_12th_SS_Panzer_Division
gptkb:German_275th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:German_89th_Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Courtney_Hodges
gptkb:General_Johannes_Blaskowitz
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
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gptkbp:result
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tactical victory for the Allies
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gptkbp:significance
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longest continuous battle in the history of the U. S. Army
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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capture of the Rur River dams
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gptkbp:tactics
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trench warfare
artillery bombardment
infantry assaults
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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harsh winter conditions
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