The first battle for Kesternich : Hürtgen Forest - the Ardennes -- Roer/Urft Dams, December 1944 /
In mid-December 1944, as the U.S. Army jumped-off towards the Roer-Urft dams, the gateway to Germany, parts of three divisions moved to the attack. Most accounts focus on the 2nd and 99th Divisions’ push towards Wahlerscheid, neglecting the critical battle fought by the 78th Infantry Division for th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Havertown, Pennsylvania :
Casemate Publishers,
2026.
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| Summary: | In mid-December 1944, as the U.S. Army jumped-off towards the Roer-Urft dams, the gateway to Germany, parts of three divisions moved to the attack. Most accounts focus on the 2nd and 99th Divisions’ push towards Wahlerscheid, neglecting the critical battle fought by the 78th Infantry Division for the village of Kesternich; key to the Monschau Corridor, which itself was the key to the Roer Dams. As the Americans advanced, they collided with 272 and 326 Volksgrenadier Divisions, which were racing to stabilize the North Shoulder of what would soon erupt as the Ardennes Offensive. Contrary to conventional accounts, the fight for Kesternich was no isolated skirmish but part of a broader clash that threatened to unravel the German winter counteroffensive before it began. |
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| Physical Description: | 338 pages, [16] pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781636246390 1636246397 |