Battle of Elsenborn Ridge
The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge was the only sector of the American front lines during the Battle of the Bulge where the Germans failed to advance. The battle centered on the Elsenborn Ridge east of Elsenborn, Belgium in the Ardennes forest. West of Elsenborn Ridge, near the cities of Liège and Spa, Belgium, was a vast array of Allied supplies and the well-developed road network leading to the Meuse River and Antwerp. The Germans planned on using two key rollbahns or routes through the area to seize Antwerp and force a separate peace with the United States and Britain. Capturing Monschau and the nearby village of Höfen, and the twin villages of Rocherath-Krinkelt just east of Elsenborn Ridge, were key to the success of the German plans, and Hitler committed his best armored units and infantr
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Battle of Elsenborn Ridge
The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge was the only sector of the American front lines during the Battle of the Bulge where the Germans failed to advance. The battle centered on the Elsenborn Ridge east of Elsenborn, Belgium in the Ardennes forest. West of Elsenborn Ridge, near the cities of Liège and Spa, Belgium, was a vast array of Allied supplies and the well-developed road network leading to the Meuse River and Antwerp. The Germans planned on using two key rollbahns or routes through the area to seize Antwerp and force a separate peace with the United States and Britain. Capturing Monschau and the nearby village of Höfen, and the twin villages of Rocherath-Krinkelt just east of Elsenborn Ridge, were key to the success of the German plans, and Hitler committed his best armored units and infantr
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O Elsenborn Ridge é uma linha ...... durante a batalha das Ardenas.
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5,000 men killed or missing
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1944-12-26
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Allied victory
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28,000 men
56,000 men
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The Siegfried Line Campaign
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Discarded artillery shell casings litter a U.S. Artillery position on Elsenborn Ridge.
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Unknown, but high personnel losses
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O Elsenborn Ridge é uma linha ...... durante a batalha das Ardenas.
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The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge ...... best armored units and infantr
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Batalha de Elsenborn Ridge
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Battaglia del crinale di Elsenborn
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Battle of Elsenborn Ridge
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