This memorial commemorates two very young people of American and German nationality who lost their lives as soldiers. The American private named David A. Read in the fight for freedom and the German sergeant Hans Hermann Paulsen, instrumentalized by a Nazi regime.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

March 27, 2022

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A place that reminds of a dark time and a forest that has drunk so much human blood.

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R.Bungartz

February 26, 2022

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The forest section "Hasselpath" and the surrounding villages of Rocherath and Krinkelt were considered the interface of the Ardennes offensive. Here in December 1944 fierce fighting between Germans and Americans …

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Elevation 640 m

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Location: Büllingen, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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