| Second Battle of Hurtgenwald | |||||||
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| Part of Western Front | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France
|  Germany
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles De Gaulle
| Gerd von Rundstedt
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| Strength | |||||||
| 150,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
The Second Battle of Hurtgenwald was a battle between France and Germany in February 1945, and the French beat off a German counterattack.
Battle[]
The 95th Sturmbattalion and 86th Sturmbattalion of the Wehrmacht attacked the French-held town of Hurtgenwald from the town of Duren, hoping to recapture lost territory. Their counterattack was defeated by the hard-fighting French troops, and the Germans were forced back from Hurtgenwald. The French destroyed the two battalions, and the German survivors retreated.