Posted on Feb 2, 2017

The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads: Pyrrhic Victory at Wahlerscheid

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Sad story of hard-fought land skirmishes barely inside Germany that had to be given up to help support the containment of the Germans in the Ardennes at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge.

The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads: Pyrrhic Victory at Wahlerscheid

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SFC George Smith

Posted 8 y ago

excellent article and great layout of the battle after battle of the Bulge...
Thanks for the lesson In WW II...

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Have you seen the hurtgen forest movie called when trumpets fade? Very bloody and graphic view of the hurtgen forest and the Siegfried line.https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=uQ5wxR_6VE0

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LTC Stephen F.

Posted 8 y ago

Thanks for sharing the Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads LTC (Join to see). the numbers fo skirmishes and chance encounters from WWII are simply staggering. Most never made the history books; but, many have been uncovered by dedicated researchers.

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