It was the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and is the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The U.S. commanders' initial goal was to pin down German forces in the area to keep them from reinforcing the front lines farther north in the Battle of Aachen, where the US forces were fighting against the Siegfried Line network of fortified industrial towns and villages speckled with pillboxes, tank traps and minefields. A secondary objective may have been to outflank the front line. The Americans' initial tactical objectives were to take Schmidt and clear Monschau. In a second phase the Allies wanted to advance to the Rur River as part of Operation Queen.
It didn't go so well for the American forces, even with superior air support.
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B-26B
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P-51D
P-47D-25
Jeep
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M-8
M-16
M-18
Sherman VC
M4A3 75/76W
LuftwaffeAr-234B
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Me-410
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Fw-190D-9
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Jagdpanzer-IV
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TigerII
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Wirbelwind
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