[jmacusa]

The objective, ostensibly was to capture three dams over the Ruhr River that were supplying hydro electric power to armament plants in the Ruhr Valley but 6th. Corps never reached those objectives. The Hurtgen Campaign was a disaster.

[SunkenCiv]

I think were in agreement, that the commanders bungled their assignment. Later, Bradley didnt think the German Antwerp Offensive amounted to much (and was honest about that in his A Soldiers Story memoir), but was given his fourth star just to make it possible to give Patton his fourth.