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11-266 Garand Picture of the Day - Hurtgen
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 09-24-2011 at 09:38 AM.
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09-24-2011 09:35 AM
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I saw a special on TV about that battle. I remember one old vet saying it took years and years before he could tolerate the smell of Christmas trees, because it reminded him of the hell he went through in the Hurtgen forest.
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I hiked the Kall trail a few years back. It was the main effort crossing the steep valley between Vossenack and Scheidt. Narrow 15' wide, steep with a dropoff on the side. I could never imagine how they expected to get tanks down that track..
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Patton surveyed that one after the battle and drew the conclusion that the results were entirely due to the commanding officer being remote from the battlefield and out of touch with the terrain. It was something Patton was never guilty of.
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