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Seen from the "other side of the hill" the observations of a German Colonel who had fought against the French, British and Russians were significant. He commented about the American troops he fought against during Nordwind---"they were extraordinarily flexible, they adapted immediately to a changed situation and fought with great doggedness. They were able to evaluate their experience and through unconventional conduct (transfer) it into results."



In the final analysis the U.S. Task Forces carried out their assigned combat missions though not without heavy costs. As summarized in the book "When Odds Were Even" units of the "70th Division (Task Force Herren) which had not completed their combined training or maneuvers and operating without their parent organization's support echelons, fulfilled their missions and played an important part in halting their adversary's advance. They threw back the best soldiers the Germans could offer - few more telling comparisons could be made"

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The prolonged battle throughout January, 1945 was fought in snow and below zero conditions, the worst in 40 years. Crucial encounters were fought from the Vosges Mountains to the Rhine and throughout the Northern Alsatian plain: Gambsheim, Kilstett, Weyersheim. Offendorf, Drusenheim, Herrlisheim, Soults-Foret, Sessenheim, Hatten, Rittershoffen, and the Haguenau Sector including Kaltenhouse, Neubourg, Schweighausen and the climactic battle of Ohlungen Forest were fought by worn, overworked and under strength divisions which were called upon for further sacrifices and green half trained infantry task forces thrown into the maelstrom without artillery or other supporting units.

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[Professional Engineer]

Thanks Snippy.

I had always "known" the Bulge was Germany's last hurrah.

[PAR35]

Nothing to add; just checking in.

Frohes Neues Jahr.

[aomagrat]

Happy New Year!

Allow me to provide some fireworks for New Year's Eve.

[endthematrix]

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[colorado tanker]

Thanks, Snippy. I must have missed the original post of this largely overlooked battle. I have always thought it a bit strange that shortly after Bastogne the 101st ended up in Alsace. I think that was dramatized as the "last patrol" or something like that in the Band of Brothers series. Now I know why they were sent there!

Happy New Year to all in the Foxhole!

We had a strange holiday season here. Back to back major snowstorms a week apart - the first time that's happened here in recorded meteorological history. The first dropped two feet and the second about eight more inches. I went to the Bronco game New Years Eve and somehow they had dug out the stands - no snow in the seats. Then the news that Darrent Williams was murdered later that night. Weird.