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	The 11th Armored Division - Our History
		The Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, by Hugh M. Cole
		With the Eleventh Armored Division In the Battle of the Bulge, A
		Baptism of Fire on the Siegfried Line, by Pfc Roy Bohner 1st Rifle Platoon B Co 55th AIB
	www.11tharmoreddivision.com /i_ourhistory.html (530 words)

	Siegfried Line
		The original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany along their border with France in 1916-1917 during World War I.
		At the same time as the actual Siegfried Line was reactivated, small concrete "Tobruk" bunkers (named after Tobruk, the seaport in eastern Libya) were built along the border to the occupied area.
		At the start of the war, the opposing troops remained behind their own defence lines, allowing the Germans to attack Czechoslovakia and Poland, and at the end of the war, the invading forces spent more time than necessary at the half-finished, now-gutted Siegfried Line, thus allowing military manoeuvres in the east.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/si/siegfried_line.html (2372 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. Ninth Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The German Ardennes Offensive1, popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, started in late December 1944 and was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II.
		The Battle of the Siegfried Line was one of the final Allied campaigns1 of World War II of the Western European Campaign and details the fights on and around the Siegfried Line.
		Late February and Ninth Army launched Operation Grenade, which was the southern prong of a pincer attack coordinated with Canadian First Army, with the purpose of closing the front up to the Rhine.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/U.S.-Ninth-Army (1371 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Fortunes of War - Battle of Bastogne
		However the risk must have considered extremely slight, for commanders all the way down the line were urged to make their men comfortable for the hard winter ahead, and to take measures to reduce the serious problem of trench foot, a disabling disorder resulting from repeatedly wet feet in very cold wet weather.
		All of the delays were of importance to the American command, since they provided priceless extra time to organize, occupy, and prepare defensive formations to reduce the speed of the advancing point of the attack and to maneuver large forces on the shoulders of the salient for a counter attack.
		Very contributory to the later success of the American defense was the battle around St. Vith, where the reserve of the 106th Infantry Divsion (one regimental combat team) had retreated from the bad mauling the rest of the division had taken in its position in the nearest slope of the Schnee-Eifel.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/articles/bastogne.aspx (2773 words)

	Drive to the Siegfried Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The drive to the Siegfried Line was one of the final Allied phases in World War II of the Western European Campaign.
		The second was the Siegfried Line itself, which fell under the command, along with all Wehrmacht forces in the west, of Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt.
		With the canal line gone, the German defence crumbled and South Beveland was cleared.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Siegfried_Line (2838 words)

	Peragimus, A Brief History of the 358th Infantry Regiment - Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Until the 22nd of February the battle of the Siegfried Line was a pillbox to pillbox job.
		The enemy line was broken and he ran around in confusion, while the outfit again pushed up to the Prum River.
		On the 15th of April, the Regiment seized Hof, a large city near the Czech border that was stubbornly defended by SS Troopers and the remaining Wehrmacht.
	www.worldhistorycompass.com /peragimus/germany.html (1174 words)

	The 75th Infantry Division in Combat ~ Page 2
		The battle of COLMAR was characterized by the peculiarity of the terrain.
		Battle losses of materiel included one 20 ton semi-trailer; one 6 ton truck; four M136 motor carriages (90mm TD); one medium tank; one 105mm assault gun; 6 tanks damaged; and two SCR 536 radios.
		This victory of allied arms is a fitting prelude to the final battle to crush the ragged remnants of Hitler's armies of the west, now tottering on the threshold of defeat.
	members.tripod.com /hldnoqtr/75ic/75thic2.htm (4878 words)

	44th Infantry Division: Assault on the Siegfried Line
		As the U.S. XV Corps, consisting of the 44th Infantry, 45th Infantry, 100th Infantry and 12th Armored Divisions, approached the German border, in early December 1944, the Germans stubbornly delayed the advance by forming strong-points around key road junctions and at Maginot positions.
		Simserhof, a key defensive position in the German Siegfried Line, held the high ground and had to be taken in order to continue the advance into the Saar River plain and the Reich itself.
		Behind this main battle line lay an open path into Germany and the end of the war.
	efour4ever.com /44thdivision/intro_simserhof.htm (359 words)

	The History Place - World War Two in Europe Timeline
		- Battle of Kasserine Pass between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and German Panzers in North Africa.
		- Allies attack the Gustav Line south of Rome.
		- 'Battle of the Hedgerows' in Normandy; Soviets capture Minsk.
	www.historyplace.com /worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm (1796 words)

	Through the Siegfried (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		As the 36th drew near to the Siegfried Line on the crisp, clear morning of March 19, the 142nd Infantry on the left moved into Wissembourg at noon.
		By nightfall the 2nd Battalion had formed a line in front of the dragon's teeth one mile east of Ober-Otterbach and in early probings uncovered an array of 15 enemy machine-guns alert to meet it.
		The battle at the Siegfried was the last great battle the 36th would have to face.
	www.kwanah.com /txmilmus/36division/archives/seigfri/through.htm (2258 words)

	Hist0181Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1984).
		The Battle for Rome: The Germans, the Allies, the Partisans, and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944 (2003).
		MacArthur's Navy: The Seventh Fleet and the Battle for the Philippines (1989).
	www.temple.edu /history/people/urwin/Hist0181Books.htm (2388 words)

	World War II in Europe
		The Battle of the Bulge during the bitter cold winter of 1944-45 was the largest battle ever fought by the American Army.
		But our troops held the line and the offensive was a disaster for the Germans, who had put their soldiers in a noose to be cut off by reinforcing Americans under General Patton.
		The battle of the Hürtgen Forest, lasting from September, 1944, to February, 1945, was one of the worst battles ever experienced by the American Army.
	france.geopassage.com /packaged_tours_details.asp?Tour_ID=454 (2750 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		The few maps are quite general in nature and give no indication of where the line was weaker or where the line was stronger.
		Anyone considering purchase of this book should keep those shortcomings in mind, and recognize that the book might have been more accurately titled "Battles for the Siegfried Line." Even so, this is the sort of book which tends to appeal to a wide audience of WWII enthusiasts.
		The packs and patrol lines were pulled out of the western Atlantic by October, as Donitz concentrated his dwindling number of boats in the north-east Atlantic, where concentration of force and increased German aerial reconnaissance was expected to overcome the problems encountered in trying to intercept convoys.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/030330.shtml (2979 words)

	Breaking the Siegfried Line
		The Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945 and was the largest land battle of World War II.
		The Battle of the Bulge was very costly in terms of both men and equipment.
		It was during this "final battle for freedom" that John Burkhalter sustained multiple head injuries due to exploding shrapnel.
	www.highrock.com /JohnGBurkhalter/Siegfried.html (580 words)

	AbeBooks: Suchergebnisse - Thompson und Battle Rhine
		Battle for the Rhine: The Full Story of the Savage, Bloody Battle That Smashed the Siegfried Line
		World War II story of the battle for the Siegfried Line.
		Battle for the Rhine 38 Canadian, British and American Divisions - Against the Concrete Fortress of the Siegfried Line
	www.abebooks.de /search/sortby/3/an/Thompson+/tn/+Battle+Rhine (722 words)

	BATTLE OF HURTGEN FOREST
		They were to pick up the battle and move on after the classes of 1940 and 1941 had driven this far to the German border but now were too few in numbers to press on.
		The battle began on September 19, 1944 when the 3rd Armored Division and the 9th Infantry Division moved into the forest.
		This order was based on the necessity of providing replacements for battle losses in time to insure that the initiative would not be lost in battle situations where the enemy was on the run but might recover if replacements were not quickly available.
	www.5ad.org /hurtgen_joe.htm (3398 words)

	UPCOMING EVENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Warren County, NC Arrival is Friday evening or Saturday morning prior to the battle which is to start at 9am and run through 4pm.
		Now units up and down the lines with nothing more than grim determination and intestinal fortitude,are faced with one objective, hold the Allies in the west from gaining anymore ground on German soil.
		At the battle sign, you will turn right cross a set of rail road tracks and head 3 1/2 miles west to battle site.
	www.lssah.com /events.html (1324 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| Robert Walter Recalls His Baptism of Fire During the Battle of the Bulge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Of course I had no idea that one of the most brutal battles of World War II was about to begin.
		Three GIs from the 99th "Battle Baby" Infantry Division move toward their fighting positions just outside of Krinkelt, Belgium, unaware that within three days they will be fighting for their lives against the tanks and Panzergrenadiers of the Sixth Panzer Army.
		Company I nestled itself in to the north of an unpaved road that ran west from Hollerath, Germany, and intersected the International Highway at a point we soon began to call "Purple Heart Corner." Company K was located south of this road.
	www.historynet.com /wwii/bl-battle-of-bulge-2 (1241 words)

	siegfried line - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	Siegfried Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		4 The role of the Siegfried Line at the beginning of the war
		[edit] The role of the Siegfried Line at the beginning of the war
		Since 1997, with the motto "The value of the unpleasant as a memorial" (Der Denkmalswert des Unerfreulichen), an effort was begun to put a preservation order on the remains of the Siegfried Line as a historical monument.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siegfried_Line (2469 words)

	Tourist information about the city of Bastogne, Bastenaken. Battle of the Bulge. Battle of the Ardennes.
		After the landing and the battles in Normandy the allied armies begin their liberation tour of the old continent.
		In this way, the Germans manage to stabilize the front alongside their defense line, the Siegfried line.
		The battle ends on January the 28th 1945.
	www.trabel.com /bastogne/bastogne-battlebulge.htm (768 words)

	6 AD, 68th Tank Bn. -- Siegfried Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		But, it was not only for the breaching of this heralded line of fortifications that we massed troops and materials; we intended, once through, to go all the way, and bring Hitler's teetering, punchdrunk Germany to its knees with a series of merciless blows, and then finish it off with our specially trained Sunday Punch.
		Now that we were through the line, and the enemy was threatened with our outflanking him in every position he chose to defend.
		To clarify this a bit, the 7th Army on the south sector of the entire line had not been able to keep abreast of the 3rd in the north, were massing for their breakthrough of the Siegfried Line, and requested the "Super Sixth" to help them in their undertaking.
	members.aol.com /super6th/tank68/tank68_7.htm (4475 words)

	Second World War Books: News for December 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		University Press of Kansas -- a publisher of important military studies such as the recent The Battle of Kursk by David Glantz and Jonathan House, Zhukov's Greatest Defeat by David Glantz, and The GI Offensive in Europe by Peter Mansoor -- invites you to visit the new UPK website.
		Anderson, Christopher J. The Fall of Fortress Europe: From the Battle of the Bulge to the Crossing of the Rhine
		David Glantz -- prolific author of Russian front volumes including this year's The Battle of Kursk, Zhukov's Greatest Defeat, and The Battle for Kursk, 1943: The Soviet General Staff Study -- tells us that due to increased family responsibilities he has decided to cut back on his writing, translating, editing, and self-publishing workload.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/book9912.shtml (1368 words)

	TIME.com: Dilatory Demolition -- Jan. 26, 1970 -- Page 1
		." For all that bravado, the line loomed as a forbidding obstacle.
		It stretched 350 miles, from Switzerland to The Netherlands, studded with 20,000 bunkers and countless concrete antitank traps known as "dragon's teeth." Not until late 1944 was the Siegfried Line tested in battle; by early 1945, Allied troops had punched through its defenses and into Nazi Germany's industrial heartland.
		At the present rate of demolition, tourists should still be able to hang out their washing on the Siegfried Line in the year 2000.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,878723,00.html (395 words)

	WW II Reenactors' Nexus - Calendar of Events
		A Western Front tactical battle will be conducted on the training site, which encompasses 13,000 acres and 53 miles of tactical vehicle trails.
		The battle will focus on Allied efforts to recapture St. Vith in January 1945.
		Battle designed for vehicles; large lot with space to maneuver.
	www.geocities.com /ww2_links/calendar.htm (703 words)

	Allied or Soviet Victory in Europe?
		Men who retreated from the front lines in the wake of the German spearhead were subsequently executed.
		The slow reactions in the beginning of the invasion and the clumsy counter offensives that followed just before the Battle for Moscow certainly illustrated the impact Stalin’s purge had on the army and no doubt contributed greatly to the casualties that might otherwise have been avoided.
		Additionally this (20%) could have made the difference since many of the decisive battles which occurred on the Eastern Front, the margin of victory (the factors that the determine victory) had been small.
	www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/world_war_2/6771/1-latest (10212 words)

	RandomHouse.ca \| Books \| Siegfried Line 1944-45 by Steven J Zaloga
		The Siegfried Line campaign was one of the most frustrating and bloody series of battles fought by the US Army in Northwest Europe.
		The German offensive to the south in the Ardennes derailed the Siegfried campaign for nearly two months and proved to be extremely costly.
		Providing extensive coverage of the battle for Aachen and the fighting that ensued in the Hurtgen Forest, this title brings to life the Siegfried Line campaign which witnessed the US Army's most bitter fighting and set the stage for the final assault on the Rhine, leading the way into the heart of Germany.
	www.randomhouse.ca /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781846031212 (312 words)

	CIB Media - WEST WALL: BATTLE FOR HITLER'S SIEG
		Adolf Hitler intended the "West Wall" Siegfried Line to be the ultimate defender of his much vaunted 1,000-year Reich.
		Constructed in the utmost secrecy and at enormous cost, the SIEGFRIED LINE is judged to have prolonged the war in Europe by six months.
		The battle for the Siegfried Line was the key battle in the entire war in Western Europe, raging along a 350-mile front for six bloody months at a cost of over 250,000 American, British, Canadian and French casualties.
	www.cibmedia.com /main-search-detail.asp?idsearch=DC-7834 (542 words)

	Military.com - Unit Histories
		BATTLE OF THE HEDGEROWS: GENERAL BRADLEY'S FIRST ARMY IN NORMANDY, JUNE-JULY 1944.
		BATTLE OF THE BULGE AT LUXEMBOURG - The Southern Flank, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945.
		Follow the U.S. Army Infantry and Armored Divisions in brutal combat to defeat the Nazis in Italy in the longest campaign against Germany.
	www.military.cibmedia.com /main-search-result.asp?idsearch=5th (704 words)

	Bulge Trails
		Prior to the "Battle of the Bulge" (German surprise attack on December 16, 1944), the, "white house," as can be seen opposite this point across the Our river, was used by both friend and foe reconnaissance patrols as a visual reference point (especially at night time or during the poor-visibility daytime conditions).
		As such, the present tunnel was probably used all throughout the "Battle of the Bulge" as initially intended.
		Although the bulk of the inhabitants of Wallendorf were evacuated in early September 1944 as fighting action in the area was becoming imminent with the approcah of the Americans, the tunnel also served as a shelter for remaining civilians during the extensive shelling and fighting in and around Wallendorf during the September 1944 operations.
	www.nat-military-museum.lu /pageshtml/bulgetrails.php (10448 words)

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