The Huertgen Forest through which the Allies moved was thickly wooded, cut by steep defiles, fire breaks, and trails. The Germans built deep, artillery-proof log bunkers, surrounded by fighting positions. They placed thousands of mines in the forest. In addition, they felled trees across the roads and wired, mined, and booby-trapped them; and registered their artillery, mortars, and machine guns on the roadblocks. Tree-high artillery bursts, spewing thousands of lethal splinters, made movement on the forest floor difficult. Armor had no room to maneuver. Two months of bloody, close-quarters fighting in mud, snow, and cold was devastating to morale. Parts of at least three U.S. divisions, pushed beyond all human limits, experienced breakdowns of cohesion and discipline.

1944_huertgen.pk3:
This version has received extensive bug testing to ensure gameplay & visual perfection.

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Spawn points fixed
* Alternate routes to Axis AT Gun
* Ceiling raised (no more disappearing grenades)
* lots more hidden features



I am very proud of this release as I consider it my best level yet.

Special thanks to the testing crew at S.S. Valley