What is Hürtgen Forest?
{{coord|50.7008|6.4284|type:landmark_source:enwiki-googlemaplink|display=title}} The '''Hürtgen forest''' (also: '''Huertgen Forest'''; {{lang-de|Hürtgenwald}}) is along the border between [[Belgium]] and [[Germany]]. The forest is in the southwest corner of the [[States of Germany|German federal state]] of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. The [[Rur|Rur River]] runs along the eastern edge of the forest. During World War II, the U.S. and German armies took part in the [[Battle of Hürtgen Forest]]. In 1998, HBO made ''[[When Trumpets Fade]]'', which is a movie about the battle. {{multistub|Europe|geo}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtgen Forest}} [[Category:Forests of Germany]] [[Category:Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia]]