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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads abstract "The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads was fought at a vital crossroads near a forester's cabin named Wehlerscheid, astride the West Wall that ran along the Hoefen-Alzen and Dreiborn ridges, about 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium. In early December, the U.S. V Corps trucked the experienced 2nd Infantry Division from positions it had held in the south to Krinkelt-Rocherath, twin villages adjacent to Elsenborn Ridge and near the southern tip of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. On the eastern side of the West Wall was an excellent road network leading to the Roer River dams a few miles to the northeast and the Allies' next goal. The Americans were assigned with capturing the crossroads with the goal of destroying the dams, or failing that, force the Germans to blow them up. The dams were important to the Germans because they could be used defensively to control the flow and depth of the Roer River, blocking and delaying Allied advances.During the first two days of the battle, the Americans failed to advance and experienced significant losses. On the third day a platoon infiltrated the German lines and late on 15 December, the U.S. troops captured the crossroads. On 16 December, the German Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein offensive threatened to cut the American's rear lines and they were forced to withdraw to the twin villages. The villages lay astride a key rollbahn to the west that the Germans wanted to capture in their attack west towards Antwerp. This turned into the Battle of Elsenborn Ridge, which was the only portion of the Battle of the Bulge where the Allies didn't yield to the Germans.".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander Hugo_Kraas.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander Omar_Bradley.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander Sepp_Dietrich.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander Walter_E._Lauer.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander Walter_M._Robertson.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads date "1944-12-26".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads isPartOfMilitaryConflict Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads isPartOfMilitaryConflict World_War_II.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads place Ardennes.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads result "Initial American victory, then withdrawal".
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageLength "15494".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageOutDegree "42".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageRevisionID "705417819".
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Elsenborn_Ridge.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Hürtgen_Forest.
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLink Category:1944_in_Belgium.
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wahlerscheid crossroads".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wahlerscheid".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads wikiPageWikiLinkText "Walerscheid".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads caption "--12-14".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander "Hugo Kraas".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander "Omar N. Bradley".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander "Sepp Dietrich".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander "Walter E. Lauer".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads commander "Walter M. Robertson".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads conflict "Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads date "--12-26".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads partof Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads partof World_War_II.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads place "The Ardennes".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads portal "Military of Germany".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads portal "Military of the United States".
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads result "Initial American victory, then withdrawal".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads units "2".
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads subject Category:1944_in_Belgium.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads subject Category:Battle_of_the_Bulge.
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads subject Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_the_United_States.
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- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads type Q1656682.
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads comment "The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads was fought at a vital crossroads near a forester's cabin named Wehlerscheid, astride the West Wall that ran along the Hoefen-Alzen and Dreiborn ridges, about 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium. In early December, the U.S. V Corps trucked the experienced 2nd Infantry Division from positions it had held in the south to Krinkelt-Rocherath, twin villages adjacent to Elsenborn Ridge and near the southern tip of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest.".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads label "Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads".
- Battle_of_Heartbreak_Crossroads sameAs Q20744051.