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Green Monument of Huertgen Forest Haunts the Army
A firsthand wartime portrait of Haertgen Forest in Germany with 4th Infantry Division troops fighting through a green maze of firs. The piece recalls muddy, mined ground, brutal close combat, stubborn German defenses, brutal weather, massive artillery, and a medic diary revealing endurance and sacrifice under fire.
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Huertgen Forest
Germany
Cologne Plain
Haertgen
Grosshau
Doc
43D
New Georgia
Grosshall
St. Lo
S-3
Cps
SPW
Wehrmacht
First Army
Vertgen
4Th Division
Ami
Red Cross
Huertgen