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Krinkelt-Rocherath, Belgium 1944-12-17 (46 others)

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The fighting in Krinkelt raged on in a manner that made it unclear who controlled the village. This information was critical for formations outside of the localized struggle there. The veteran American 2nd Infantry Division found itself in a perilous advance position. At 1000 hours on 17 December , the first orders to withdraw began reaching its regiments, and by dusk, its battalions had leapfrogged back to secure the Krinkelt area. The only reserves available, the 3rd Battalion, 38th Regiment moved toward Krinkelt-Rocherath proper and came upon a wild scene in the evening light. Stragglers were seen fleeing along both roads and fields, many without their equipment. At 1930 hours a platoon of enemy infantry and some German tanks, assumed to be American, moved through the positions of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment and headed toward Rocherath. German tanks, with infantry on their decks, made it into the eastern streets of Krinkelt, with more troops alongside on foot.

Defender: American (9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division)  

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