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What is a molave forest?
The Molave forest can be found in the west part of the Philippines where there is wet and dry seasons. -baby_thugz017-
Is Hurtgen Forest in Germany the same area as the Battle of the Bulge?
No, the Huertgen is a bit farther south than the Ardennes Forest, which was the scene of the Ardennes Offensive, commonly called the Battle of the Bulge. The Huertgen was the scene of bitter fighting in the autumn of 1944, as the US command poured in four infantry divisions in succession which were chewed up by the German defenders, instead of taking the reasonable course and going around the relatively small forest. What the US was trying to do was to get at the Roer River dams on the other side of the Huertgen, to prevent the Germans from opening the floodgates on the dams and inundating the countryside downstream from the dams. This the US failed to prevent. The Ardennes Forest was the same area which the Germans used to invade France in 1940. It was thought that this densely wooded area of few roads, steep hills cut by numerous ravines was impassable for a modern, mechanized army with tanks. Despite the Germans proving that it was imminently practicable for tanks in 1940, in 1944 the US high command was not expecting anything from the Germans by way of the Ardennes, which is really inexcusable. The Americans and the other allies basically believed the Germans were already defeated by the autumn of 1944. These two episodes, the Huertgen and the Ardennes, are about the lowest points of the overall far less than stellar performance of the US command in Europe in WWII.
Which battle cost the most American lives?
Battle of the Argonne Forest.
which was the first in a series of battles that would lead to the defeat of the german army?
battle of the argonne forest-apex
Why was the battle of Argon Forest important?
it ended World War I
Where can information on the Battle of Hurtgen Forest be found?
Battle of Hurtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im H
What is the settings in truce in the forest?
hurtgen forest
How many miles from Vilsec Germany to the Hurtgen Forest Germany?
It is 338 miles from Vilsec, Germany to the Hurtgen Forest, Germany
When and where did the story happen in The Truce in the Forest?
on the Christmas Eve in 1944....in the small cottage in the Hurtgen Forest near the German-Belgian border.....
What is the forest in Europe that the allies had a hard time getting through in France?
Hurtgen Forrest, Germany
When did us troops hit germany first in World War 2?
19 Sept 1944 Hurtgen Forest
Where truce in the forest happen in the story?
During December 1944, in and around german and belgium
Who won the battle of Hurtgen Forest?
I believe it was regarded as inconclusive, but it could be regarded as a win for the Germans because they inflicted many US casualties.
What has the author Charles Hurtgen written?
Charles Hurtgen has written: 'The Operatic character of background music in film adaptations of Shakespeare'
What has the author John P Hurtgen written?
John P. Hurtgen has written: 'Reproductive examination of the boar' -- subject(s): Breeding, Swine
How do you find information on the Battle of Hurtgen Forest?
Info on the Battle of Hurtgen ForestHere are suggestions from FAQ Farmers: You might try reading this web site, BATTLE OF HURTGEN FOREST, then after that go to Google.com and type in Hurtgen Forest. There are also several very good books about about that battle. One being "Forest in Hell" by Paul Boesch.Visit the following website about The Battle of the Hurtgen/Huertgen forest: tiscali.be/huertgenI am a WW2 researcher and I found this about the hurtgen battle (sorry for the bad English). First, the official numbers of American KIAs are false, they try to hide the real bloody failure, for censor politics stuff and for hide they stupid military tactics applied in this battle. Americans claimed to have only 33.000 KIA v/s 28000 Germans killed. Those numbers were heavily diminished in the American side and nearly doubled in the German side. The real numbers are: 50,000 Americans soldiers were killed in the Hurtgen Battle, and "only" 15,000 Germans suffered the same destiny. This is confirmed by many WW2 independent researchers. The Battle of Hurtgen Forest are the biggest and bloodiest example of bad&inhuman military tactics (Applied in this case for the USA army).Basically the Hurtgen forest was an attacker's nightmare: An objective that cannot be bypassed, protected by superb defensive terrain. In most respects it was a harder objective than the beacheads at Normandy. Wheras the beaches were totally exposed to the full force of allied naval gunfire, the forest was far inland. Japanese forces didn't even bother defending beaches in the Pacific, considering it a waste of troops. Instead they preferred taking up positions forested hills which could be heavily entrenched. Also, wheras the Atlantic wall was an obvious target that had been reconnoitered intensly by aircraft and spies, of which maps of German emplacements had been drawn so deatailed that naval gunire could be placed more accurately off of those maps than they could have if spotted by live observers, the Hurtgen Forest was an objective encountered in the midst of a fast moving blitz. In late 1944, the allies were using blitzkrieg tactics against the Germans. These tactics are powerful but not without risk. Sun Tzu perhaps put it best by saying that when an opportunity presents itself, it must be attacked immediately without waiting for reinforcments. This keep the enemy off balance, but limits the ability of one's forces to mass agaisnt an objective. It also streaches one's supply lines and one risks running into something too well defended to overcome, with correspondingly high casualties. Hurtgen was a vital objective because it controlled access to a series of dams on one of the main rivers the Allies needed to cross to get into Germany. By controling the dams, the Germans could flood the rivers, so the Allies dared not cross until they were secured. But no one knew how prepared the Germans were to defend it. At the time German resistance seemed to be collapsing. The American forces could have waited for reinforcements, but for all they knew there were only a few exhausted Germans holed up in the woods. While they were waiting, the Germans could be reinforcing either there or somewhere else. So they attacked. Well, it turned out there were a lot of Germans in the forest, they weren't exhausted, and they were dug in deeply. They had probably been entrenching there for weeks if not months. It was the perfect place, for the Allies had to come there eventually. Also the Germans had all of the resources they needed to defend it, because they were massing their forces nearby for the Battle of the Bulge. If the Allies broke through they would have discovered the preparations, so the Germans were even more motivated to defend it. In short, the trees in the forest detonated artillery shells above the ground meaning that exposed attacking troops got torn up but troops in foxholes, especially well developed ones with overhead cover which the Germans often had were mostly unaffected. In addition the trees prevented allied armor from getting through except along a single trail which the Germans heavily blocked, mined, booby trapped and defended. As a result the few German tanks in the area were able to fight unopposed. All of the German positions were heavily protected by obstacles such as barbed wire, and by prolific use of mines of all types. The weather made the troops miserable, made them sick, and made the ground muddy. It also grounded Allied aircraft most of the time, and forested hills are hard for aircraft to attack anyway. The ultimate result was that it took longer to get through the forest than it did to get there from the beaches in Normandy, and nearly one in seven Americans killed in WW2 died in that single operation. That is based on 33,000 Americans KIA. if you go with Mario's figure of 50,000 it would be about 1 in 5, which is kinda hard to believe, but possible given the inensity of the fighting.The URL of my Battle of the Huertgen Forest website has changed to: http://home.scarlet.be/~cv920172/index.htmYou can find quite a bit of information about Huertgenwald on my website PARADISE UNLIMITED HTTP://WWW.TKSANDERS.COM .click on the Gott Mit Uns section. It is a story about Ernest Hemingway who was there as a war correspondent...hope this helps.
What forests are in Connecticut?
* Algonquin State Forest * American Legion State Forest * Centennial Watershed State Forest * Cockaponset State Forest * Enders State Forest * James L. Goodwin State Forest * Housatonic State Forest * Massacoe State Forest * Mattatuck State Forest * Meshomasic State Forest * Mohawk State Forest * Mohegan State Forest * Nassahegon State Forest * Natchaug State Forest * Nathan Hale State Forest * Nehantic State Forest * Nepaug State Forest * Nipmuck State Forest * Nye-Holman State Forest * Pachaug State Forest * Paugnut State Forest * People's State Forest * Pootatuck State Forest * Quaddick State Forest * Salmon River State Forest * Shenipsit State Forest * Topsmead State Forest * Tunxis State Forest * Wyantenock State Forest
