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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hürtgen_Forest
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gptkbp:casualties
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United States: over 33,000
Germany: 28,000
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Walter_Model
gptkb:Courtney_Hodges
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gptkbp:conflict
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attrition warfare
forest warfare
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gptkbp:endDate
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1945-02-10
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hürtgen Forest Campaign
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_Rhine-Westphalia
gptkb:Hürtgen_Forest
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gptkbp:memorial
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German Military Cemetery Hürtgen
Hürtgen Forest War Cemetery
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Battle of Grosshau
Battle of Huertgen
Battle of Kommerscheidt
Battle of Schmidt
Battle of Vossenack
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gptkbp:notableFor
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prolonged stalemate
difficult terrain and weather conditions
limited tank use
high number of casualties due to mines and booby traps
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:U.S._28th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:U.S._4th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:U.S._8th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:German_89th_Infantry_Division
German 275th Infantry Division
German 353rd Infantry Division
U.S. 1st Infantry Division
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gptkbp:objective
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Capture of Hürtgen Forest and advance to the Rur River
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Aachen
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gptkbp:result
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German defensive victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Heavy casualties for both sides
Longest battle on German ground during World War II
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gptkbp:startDate
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1944-09-19
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gptkbp:terrain
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hilly terrain
dense forest
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gptkbp:weather
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cold and wet autumn and winter
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hurtgen_Forest
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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