Battle of Kesternich information

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...

occurring at Kesternich, Germany in January 1945 during the Second Battle of Kesternich. From 1951 until the headquarters deactivated in 1992 (following...

1944 Battle of Vianden: November 1944 Battle of Kesternich: December 1944 – February 1945 Battle of the Bulge: December 1944 – January 1945 Battle of Elsenborn...

the Battle of Kesternich from 13 to 18 December 1944, when it managed to encircle and destroy an entire battalion from the 310th Infantry Regiment of the...

David H. Parker), one of whom, S/Sgt. Jonah Edward Kelly, received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Kesternich. Camp Grohn became the...

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which...

Canada The Battle of Metz ended in American victory. The First Battle of Kesternich began just inside the German border with Belgium. The Battle of Mindoro...

The Battle of Vianden alternatively called Battle of Vianden Castle took place November 19, 1944 in the small town of Vianden, in northern Luxembourg...

The Ardennes Counteroffensive, commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge, was a massive military operation undertaken by Nazi Germany in southern Belgium...

people to keep up a spirit of resistance. It was the last public speech Hitler ever made. The Second Battle of Kesternich began just inside the German...

Battle of Kesternich ended in U.S. victory. Soviet forces reached Liebenow. Died: Prince Kiril of Bulgaria, 49; Bogdan Filov. 61, Prime Minister of Bulgaria...

The Battle of Lanzerath Ridge was fought on December 16, 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, near the village of Lanzerath...

The Battle of Clervaux or the Battle for Clervaux (in English sources, Clervaux is occasionally called by the German name Clerf) was an opening engagement...

The Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads was fought, beginning one day prior to the start of the Battle of the Bulge, at a vital three-way junction near a...

of the 78th Infantry Division. The division had been fighting for weeks to take the village of Kesternich, southeast of Aachen, because occupation of...

The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge refers to the northernmost German attacks during the Battle of the Bulge. The area from Elsenborn Ridge itself to Monschau...

Battle of Bure was part of the Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from 3 to 5 January 1945 during the final months of the Second World War. The battle...

The Battle of Losheim Gap was fought in the Ardennes, in Eastern Belgium, between the Allies and Nazi Germany, part of the Battle of the Bulge. It was...

committed by soldiers of the Waffen-SS on 17 December 1944 at the Baugnez crossroads near the city of Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge (16 December...

during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The operation was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler, and its purpose was to capture one or more of the bridges...

the offensive had failed. Even while battle was raging around Mortain, Allied armies continued the encirclement of the Wehrmacht in Normandy, closing what...

This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...