US Sgt. Cayne (left) with a German POW - Hürtgen Forest, Germany, Dec 1944. CREDIT: Tony Vaccaro
German forces fiercely defended the area as it served as a key staging ground for the 1944 winter offensive Wacht am Rhein,(Battle of the Bulge). Lasting 88 days,it became the longest battle fought on German soil during WWII.It also stands as the second-longest single battle in the history of the US Army, surpassed only by the three-month-long Battle of Bataan. #ww2 #hurtgen #germany #usarmy #pow

