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[HondoMcRaven]

Well, I guess you found the perfect day, weather, fog, autumn trees etc to catch 100% the mood of this fearsome and dark forest.

Since i've been there a few years ago, I'm charmed by the history af this small part of landscape. Thx for the documentary.

[J4NN3K]

@HondoMcRaven So this is what you really think German woodlands look like? Gloomy, foggy and scary somehow because this is where all the bad people are living? I've seen places in Pennsylvania when I was there that looked exactely like how you explain,... seemes a bit like a predjudice for me... It's Germany not Siberia

[jamieg1tube]

@ 6:48 he is wrong. Eisenhower was never in Europe in ww1, so he escaped the trench mentality.

[JaworekMark]

My dad, Corporal Frank Jaworek fought in the Huertgen Forest and said it was Hell on Earth! He was in Company A, 3rd Platoon with the 745 Tank Battalion. Was blown out of 3 tanks in WWII and 2 of those hit's happened in the Huertgen Forest. The cold, no place to hide, sleep was in a sense of him saying being trapped in a jungle in Vietnam. Even at daylight, it felt like night. The trees let hardly any light in. He also lost 2 close buddy's the 1st day of entering this Forest of Hell.

[Keylen]

@JaworekMark still its right what your father tells you, im from germany and i am still live near this forest, and i do ww2 re-enactment on the german side. if you are in this forest... so as a german i got a good feeling, but all american guys who i am playing for a movie szene got a bad feeling about this forest

[KikaBolokov]

This is a great addittion to the historical record...fantastic.

[konistiger]

i have this dvd. the greatest defeat of an american division ever. a lot of good information that i havent found in the history book.the best part are the veterans interviews.

[pjwoodsman]

My father fought in this battle. He was with the US 5th Armored Division. He still has nightmaresfrom it. He said it was the worst fight he was ever in during the war.

[Carsmillion]

@pjwoodsman, thanks for sharing

[bigbadreddog]

I wonder if there's any ghosts in that area? There would have to be. I'm into the supernatural and was wondering if any one out there know of any ghost stories relating to Hurtgen Forest in WW2. Any ghosts sightings, etc?

[MrLesliedoll]

@bigbadreddog Grab a tent and a sleeping bag and head on in there.. lol! i was kinda thinking about how creeped out i'd be sleeping in that forest for a couple nights..

[snakemanmike]

@MrLesliedoll I have done exactly that, 30 years ago when I was stationed in Germany with the 1st Infantry Div. I went camping in the forest several times. It is beautiful and peaceful. Have to be careful of old mines and unexploded ordnance, though. Did not creep me out at all. I have a Nazi helmet that I found in there.

[knaxl]

I saw this yesterday at RWTH-Aachen University. It's a really good documentary. Well done!

[Duerenerin]

I grew up right on the edge of the Huertgen Forest. I got the documentary in the NTSC version and watched it - I learned a few more things that I had never heard about - and I am a history teacher!!!

It is my understanding that there is a 'follow-up' to this documentary in teh works - there is an additional 48 hrs of film footage!!!! Can't wait for that to come out!!!

[bleushift]

@Duerenerin hello

i live in maastricht in holland

about half hour away from aachen

i like to go to the hurtgen someday with some metal detectors

but are there still mines in the forrest

and were can i see the rest of this docu

thanks

[Motormidator]

Great! Unseen footage states the extremly devastating situations the soldiers of both sides had been in!

My dvd of the very first release is unforunatly running with a non-synchrone language track. Minor faults in the subtitles are not hurting for the result itself is so vivid, emotional.

Cool is that many of the most recent footage was shot in winter time preserving some sort of real atmosphere. I often strum these grounds so I can tell that it looks like it really is (and maybe was)!

[mestrenger]

DVD and english site available 11/26/07

[thetia]

Excellent. Looks like a great documentary to add to my collection in November. Do wish the website had English instead of having to translate the page. 5/5 stars

[mestrenger]

English website will be available up from 11/26/07.

[katvolver]

Cool video.