![]() ![]() They blocked the sun, and the forest floor was dark and damp. It was thickly wooded with fir trees, twenty to thirty feet tall. It was located along the German-Belgium border, and was about 50 square miles. We continued our march toward Germany and passed thru the Hurtgen Forest. This would become known as the Battle of the Bulge. Bad weather covered them, preventing our forces from conducting air raids, while helping the Germans with their secret movements. On December 1, 1944, the Germans surprised us with their “Ardennes Offensive.” We were ordered from our position in the Saar Basin and proceeded to Luxemburg to take the southern half of the “Bulge.” Two powerful German Armies had gathered and reequipped for the offensive, including nine Panzer Divisions. Task Force POLK continued active patrolling on the corps north flank. Task Force “B” moving to a concentration area north of Remeling (Q09). ![]() Combat Command “A” relieved Combat Command “B” at the end of the period, with Combat Command “B” moving to a concentration area north of Remeling (Q09). On the north corps boundary, Combat Command “B” (10 th Armored Division) took Hilbringen Q19), just west of Merzig (Q29), and continued to straighten its lines. The 357 th Infantry (90 th Infantry Division) cleared Siersdorf (Q28), four and one-half miles northwest of Saarlautern (Q28), and pushed patrols to Rehlingen (Q28) on the Saar River four miles north of Saarlautern (Q28). Straightening its front lines with minor gains to the north, the 90 th Infantry Division cleared Mondorf (Q19), two miles southwest of Merzig (Q29). Just to the north, the 95 th Infantry Division launched an attack supported by tank destroyers, with elements capturing Berus (Q27), three and one-half mile southwest of Saarlautern(Q28), while others were two miles due west of the city. The remainder of the division continued to exert maximum pressure on the Metz (U85) forts. Gains of about one mile were made by 10 th Infantry (5 th Infantry Division) in the vicinity of Carling (Q26), four miles north of St. Task Force Fickett (6 th Cavalry Group reinforced) was attached to 5 th Infantry Division and began assembly in the vicinity of Carling (Q26), on right flank of the 95 th Infantry Division. The 10 th Infantry Division), (5 th Infantry Division), which was attached to the 95 th Infantry Division, reverted to the 5 th Infantry Division. XX Corps was disposed with the 5 th Infantry Division on the south flank, in contact with 80 th Infantry Division (XII corps), the 95 th Infantry Division, and the 90 th Infantry Division disposed along the corps front and the 10 th Armored Division on the corps north flank. ![]()
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