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Episode 155 - Battle of Hurtgen Forest Part 1: Courtney Hodges Hates His Own Soldiers

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The First Test of the Forest

The ninth infantry division, which had been fighting almost non-stops since D-Day and was operating at only about 40% strength, would be the first fed into the woods. The men were told to expect constant heavy fighting as soon as they stepped off and instead found virtually none. "There's a lot of people who especially, especially World War Two nerds, Ergin Black, well, there's other generals that were involved"

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