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- Kesternich is a small village just inside the German border from Belgium. It was the site of two major battles during World War II. These battles are tied to the Siegfried Line Campaign, the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and the assault on the Roer River dams at the outset of Operation Lumberjack. (en)
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- First battle:
- At least 1,500 killed, wounded, or missing
- At least 225 killed, wounded, or missing
- Second battle:
- Two tanks disabled
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- 1944-12-16 (xsd:date)
- 1945-02-01 (xsd:date)
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- German defensive victory in first battle
- U.S. victory in second battle
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- First battle:
- Elements of two divisions
- One company of M4 Shermans
- One infantry battalion
- One platoon of M10 tank destroyers
- One platoon ofM10 tank destroyers
- Second battle:
- Two Infantry battalions
- Two platoons ofM4 Shermans
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- 26340 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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- February 1945 (en)
- GIs from the 311th Infantry Regiment in Kesternich, (en)
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- Unknown (en)
- At least 1,500 killed, wounded, or missing (en)
- At least 150 killed (en)
- At least 225 killed, wounded, or missing (en)
- At least 600 captured (en)
- First battle: (en)
- Second battle: (en)
- Two tanks disabled (en)
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- Generalleutnant Eugen König (en)
- Major General Edwin P. Parker Jr. (en)
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- First and Second Battles of Kesternich (en)
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- 0001-01-30 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-12-16 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- October 2016 (en)
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- In and around Kesternich, Germany (en)
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- Military of Germany (en)
- World War II (en)
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- German defensive victory in first battle (en)
- U.S. victory in second battle (en)
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- Elements of two divisions (en)
- First battle: (en)
- One company of M4 Shermans (en)
- One infantry battalion (en)
- One platoon of M10 tank destroyers (en)
- Second battle: (en)
- Two Infantry battalions (en)
- Two platoons of M4 Shermans (en)
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- 23 (xsd:integer)
- 25 (xsd:integer)
- 709 (xsd:integer)
- 736 (xsd:integer)
- 893 (xsd:integer)
- (en)
- Attached: (en)
- I. Battalion, 753. Grenadier-Regiment, 326. Volksgrenadier-Division (en)
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- Kesternich is a small village just inside the German border from Belgium. It was the site of two major battles during World War II. These battles are tied to the Siegfried Line Campaign, the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and the assault on the Roer River dams at the outset of Operation Lumberjack. (en)
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- Battle of Kesternich (en)
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- First and Second Battles of Kesternich (en)
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