Battle of Lanzerath Ridge

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, Belgium, along the key route for the German advance on the northern shoulder of the operation. The American force consisted of two squads totalling 18 men belonging to a reconnaissance platoon and four forward artillery observers, against a German battalion of about 500 paratroopers. During a day-long confrontation, the American defenders inflicted dozens of casualties on the Germans and delayed by almost 20 hours the advance of the entire 1st SS Panzer Division, the spearhead of the German 6th Panzer Army.

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1944  Wikidata
battle, United States, Belgium, 

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Location: 50.3595, 6.3292, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of Lanzerath Ridge

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1944 — 1945 Battle of Kesternich

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1944 Battle of St. Vith

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1944 Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads

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1944 Elsenborn Ridge

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	651	Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Kesternich	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Lanzerath Ridge	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of St. Vith	battle, United States	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Elsenborn Ridge	United States, battle	Wikidata
site	bunker	1960	Ausweichsitz Nordrhein-Westfalen	underground infrastructure system	Wikidata
site	castle		Monschau Castle	castle	Wikidata