Battle of The Bulge / Hurtgen Forest Recollections 1 of 2

typical age of german fighting soldier at this time was 19

Huertgenwals is from me 1h 22min

Thank you for sharing your thought and this Vid.

thats what the Britons and Americans thought about the German Army

My Dad tells me the same thing.
The only reason the Americans won the war is because we had what amounted to an unlimited amount of equipment and fuel.
Listen to my Dad's interview - he really respected the German fighting soldier as a true soldier.
Of course, the conscripted troops didn't meet this tough criteria but you can't expect a conscript to have the same level of fight in his heart.

Also we won the war becasue of the Soviets...the Germans took a major loss at Stalin Grad and battle for Moscow. By the time we entered the Germans were stretched thin. Your farther is right tho. He is a real hero :) As my Russian family at the battles on the Eastern front!

Max Hastings wrote:, consider that " ... there's no doubt that man for man, the German army was the greatest fighting force of the second world war".

Anthony Evans writes: 'The German soldier was very professional and well trained, aggressive in attack and stubborn in defence. He was always adaptable, particularly in the later years when shortages of equipment were being felt'. However, their integrity was compromised by war crimes

No man hath greater love than he who layeth down his life for his enemy

Lieutanant Friederich Lengfeld
Here in Huertgen Forest on Nov.12 1944
a German Officer, gave his life while trying to save the live of an American soldier lying severely wounded in the " wilde sau"minefield....
THE TWENTY SECOND US INF.SOCIETY
Deeds no Words