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Quiz about Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
Quiz about Battle of the Hurtgen Forest

Battle of the Hurtgen Forest Trivia Quiz


No one talks about this battle for good reasons;it was a major blunder.

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
beterave
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
323,599
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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361
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What do GIs who fought in the Hurtgen Forest call the battle? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which US Army infantry division entered the Hurtgen Forest first? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 9th Infantry's 60th Regiment suffered an appalling 100 percent casualty. Which other US infantry regiment shared the same fate? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Why were regulation foxholes useless in the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the 28th Division re-named because of the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What gave the Germans the advantage in the fighting for the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. During November 1944, what was the weather like in the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the second biggest problem for the infantry in the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the US Army deprived of when it fought the Germans in the Hurtgen Forest? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was Private Eddie Slovik executed for? Hint



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1. What do GIs who fought in the Hurtgen Forest call the battle?

Answer: the Death Factory

GIs who fought in the Hurtgen Forest named the carnage the Death Factory. Entire rifle companies were reduced to the size of squads in the fighting.
2. Which US Army infantry division entered the Hurtgen Forest first?

Answer: the 9th Infantry Division

The 9th Infantry division was the first to enter the Hurtgen Forest in September, 1944. The near destruction of this division should have been a warning of things to come.
3. The 9th Infantry's 60th Regiment suffered an appalling 100 percent casualty. Which other US infantry regiment shared the same fate?

Answer: 22nd Regiment,4th Division

The 22nd Regiment of the 4th Division shared the same misfortune as the 9th Division's 60th Regiment.
4. Why were regulation foxholes useless in the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: because of tree shell burst

A regulation foxhole was useless because the Germans mortar rounds would explode in the trees raining shrapnel and splinters downward on exposed foxholes. Only covered shelters provided any protection from this.
5. What was the 28th Division re-named because of the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: the bloody bucket

The 28th Division took horrific casualties in the infantry companies. It was re-named the bloody bucket because of this.
6. What gave the Germans the advantage in the fighting for the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: prepared positions

German defenders fighting in prepared positions of fir-covered dugouts and bunkers had the advantage over the US Army in the Hurtgen Forest.
7. During November 1944, what was the weather like in the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: cold and wet

The weather in the Hurtgen Forest in November was cold and wet with grey skies. This not only hampered any type of air support but insured misery to anyone in an open foxhole.
8. What was the second biggest problem for the infantry in the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: combat fatigue

Combat fatigue was the second biggest problem during the fighting for the Hurtgen Forest. The shelling, bitter fighting and the weather took their toll on the men fighting in the Hurtgen Forest.
9. What was the US Army deprived of when it fought the Germans in the Hurtgen Forest?

Answer: air power and armour

When the US Army chose to engage the German Army in the Hurtgen Forest, it deprived itsself of air power and armour. Without these, the battle for the Hurtgen Forest was a confrontation of infantry fight with defenders in prepared defenses.
10. What was Private Eddie Slovik executed for?

Answer: desertion

Private Eddie Slovik of the 28th Division was executed on 31 January 1945 for desertion. He remains the only US seviceman executed for desertion since the Civil War.
Source: Author beterave

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