This picture was used on the inside cover of Charles Whiting's book "The
Battle of Hurtgen Forest". This battle was a very long, costly one for both
our troops as well as the Germans. Gen. James Gavin, 82nd Airborne CG
said of this battle, "For us the Hurtgen was one of the most costly, most
unproductive, and most ill-advised battles that our army has ever fought."
I wonder what the outcome would have been if we had bypassed that patch
of woods.
Thanks for posting this picture.