The advance on Schmidt | Hell in the Hürtgen Forest | Part II

Hello, welcome to The AceDestroyer and welcome to the Hell in the Hürtgen series part II. In this part we will take a look at the 28th Infantry Division’s exploits on the 3rd of November 1944. The previous day, the 112th Infantry Regiment Captured Vossenack, the 109th Infantry Regiment had partially captured its objectives around Hürtgen and the 110th was hopelessly stuck at Simonskall. Today, we will take a look at what happened next. Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and do leave a comment down below! Cheers!

INFORMATION




Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt - Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1952 by Charles B. MacDonald, Sidney T. Mathews

FOOTAGE
My own footage
My homemade maps
Dragon’s Teeth (
American First Army – Aachen to the Roer River (
American Ninth Army – Aachen to the Roer River (
The 83rd Infantry Division in Europe (
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Further than before
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