AKTENLAGE - Die Schlacht im Hürtgenwald

Sicherheitsrat

Sicherheitsrat

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Winter 1944 – a young lieutenant in the German Wehrmacht sets out through a minefield in the snow-covered Hürtgen Forest to rescue an American soldier. He is killed in the attempt. Fifty years later, the United States will erect a monument to him.

In this episode of "Aktenlage," we discuss the military and geopolitical significance of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in 1944.