Vacys Motuzas Prieš 1 sekundę A great movie.

Indifferent Centrist prieš 1 dieną That battle was a total waste. The Allies (the US Army, more specifically) could have simply bypassed that area and cut it off. No, we HAD to have the piece of real estate. As if that wasn't enough, the Hurtgen Forest was a defender's paradise, and the Germans had demonstrated in Italy how effective they were in defense, especially in that sort of terrain. This is the same mentality Hitler had about taking Stalingrad, except Stalingrad was strategically important. The Hurtgen Forest was not. What a waste...

Dj Phantom prieš 2 dienas (redaguota) I tried watching this film before and couldn’t get into it, I have persevered this time and am enjoying it so far, we will see. The Lt in charge of the platoon is a complete moron, probably a West Pointer, but should still realise that he isn’t qualified to tell anyone anything, yet. The German 88s must have been one of the Nazi most feared and deadly weapons, that and the MG42, I can’t imagine how frightening it must have been to be under fire from them, even inaccurate fire must have bee terrifying.

bradley small prieš 2 dienas The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of fierce battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border.[1] 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.[7 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.[citation needed] 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. The battle of the Hurtgen ended in a German defensive victory[2][3][4] and the whole offensive was a dismal failure for the Allies.[1][21] The Americans suffered 33,000 casualties during the course of the battle which ranged up to 55,000 casualties, included 9,000 non-combat losses and represented a 25 percent casualty rate.[1] The Germans had also suffered heavy losses with 28,000 casualties — many of these were non combat and prisoners of war.[6]

Grande Artiste prieš 1 dieną I enjoyed this movie back in the winter of 1998-99. I purchased the DVD. The only unrealistic aspect I found was the non-realistic sounds of gunfire from M1 Garands, BARs, German MP43 submachine guns, etc. The sounds seem muted and artificial. The Battle in the Hurtgen Forest (Hurtgenwald) was largely overlooked by the American press and the American People because the Battle of the Ardennes started on December 16, 1944, one day after the Battle in the Hurtgenwald concluded, more like fizzled out. There was a good reason the American Press stayed away. The fighting in the forest was a meatgrinder and far too dangerous for press reporters to enter. Worse, the American Army was literally getting its a$$ handed to them by the entrenched Germans who proved as effective in forest fighting in October-November 1944 against the US 1st, 4th, 9th, and 28th Infantry Divisions as they were against Roman Governor Varus' three doomed legions, the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at Kalkriese near the Teutoberger Forest (Teutobergerwald). There were no glories or victories to report from the hellish Hurtgenwald fighting. What the U.S. history books call a Pyrrhic victory in late 1944 is now reconsidered by U.S. military historians as actually an American defeat, even though the US Army finally pushed through the Hurtgen Forest after sustaining a boggling 30,000 casualties. By then it made no difference. The Germans destroyed the dams beyond and flooded the Roer Valley. The German counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest had already started, leading to the famous Battle of the Bulge. The 9th and 28th Infantry Divisions were shattered and both had to be withdrawn for major reconstitution. The famous, honored Big Red One, the 1st Infantry Division and the Colorado 4th Infantry Division incurred bloody noses and black eyes, severe enough casualties for both to be eventually withdrawn for rest, recuperation, and personnel replacement. This is why even today the U.S. Army doesn't mention the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest in its annals of battle glory and victories. There was none. By the time the battle ended, it was all for nothing. The only silver lining being squeezed out of the military disaster was that it helped keep the Germans pinned down on the Westwall, aka, the Siegfried Line, limited the Germans' movement and options as long as the battle was ongoing, and actually caused several needed German formations to be withdrawn from the Ardennes operation and inserted into the Hurtgen fighting.

Brian McCarthy prieš 1 dieną The troops in the opening scene marching through Paris had been hurriedly diverted from combat to the city due to the unexpected capitulation of the German defenders, a French uprising and the movements of a French division under Leclerc on the capitol. They were given a few hours to clean up outside the city, marched directly through it, and were back in combat within a few hours on the other side. Some of the men shown in the parade were dead or wounded within days. While they were encouraged by their destruction of the Germans in the Normandy campaign and the German retreat the overconfidence came mainly from the sorry group of war correspondents, who seem to have entered Paris in an alcoholc haze, the high command around Eisenhower and Montgomery, and the rear echelon

Pierre DeCine prieš 2 dienas (redaguota) Amazing Feat LHFW did - a movie about a losing series of battles from September 19, 1944 – February 10, 1945 with 33,000 American casualties and not one single Sherman tank used in the entire movie ... now that is good penny-pinching ... the sad part about the reality is that they were never expected to breakthrough, they were just fed in because soldiers can't just sit, they must be kept fighting somewhere ...

Charles putnam1982 prieš 2 dienas The US 28th Infantry Division - The Bloody Bucketeers - was bled white in this campaign. They were sent to the thinly-held sector called ''The Improbable Ardennes" for R&R (Rest & Reformation). And then December 16th 1944 happened. Once more, despite heavy losses they fought the nazis hand to hand, and after the battle, their unit had to be rebuilt in its entirety. But the 28th Infantry Division didn't die.

Marcelino Cano prieš 2 dienas Well directed film, with high powered cast. If gives a glimpse of what the U.S. and Allied forces experienced fighting in Europe, then eventually taking the fight to Berlin. "When Trumpets Fade" is a great movie. "The Crossing" with Jeff Daniels, and "The Lost Battalion" with Ricky Schroder to check out as well. Cpl. Cano Honorably Discharged U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Carl Stritzinger prieš 2 dienas I was in the Army stationed at Kaiserslautern from 56-58. We drove through the Hurtgen Forest and saw the remains of the German defenses. There were many destroyed reinforced bunkers on the hill tops and along the ridge sides plus many others that were covering the narrow, twisting road. We went inside many of them and stood wondering just how were the soldiers who fought here able to defeat them. Far to many were kia or wia and should not be forgotten.

Warwolfii prieš 3 dienas I remember this movie from many years ago. I was quite surprised to see it. The movie depicts the 28th Infantry Division during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, which was considered, at the time, the largest battle that the US Army had even been in. It was a disaster. The Germans were well prepared for the battle and the American troops, many of them our finest forces, were slaughtered. But you will read or see very little about this battle. If word of what had occurred in the Forest had gotten out, it's likely Generals Eisenhower and Bradley would have been fired and sent home. I like the way they portray the dense, foggy forest and the feeling of desperation among the men. It is a remarkable movie about a story that needed telling.

Jd Dunlap prieš 1 dieną (redaguota) They never left men alone, in fox holes, unless they were hated, or bad luck. My uncle's were in the 82nd and 101st airborne, separated after the Sullivan brothers, they always separated brothers. They weren't seriously injured which was amazing, D-Day alone 82nd had almost 50% casualties or Dead. 101 St was worst, that uncle never told his boys, he was a paratrooper, they didn't know, till after he died. "Only thing that we know for sure, is that only the dead, have seen the end of war!"