Wehrmacht Training Weekend / Fall of 1944  (Bedford, PA)

This event was mainly just a general training event held at Old Bedford Village.  For our scenario however, was based on the remnants of the 272nd Füsilier Kompanie recovering after the fighting during Ardennes Offensive.

The division went back into the line in November of 1944, this time in the Hürtgen Forest.  The unit again distinguished itself, and one US military history author described the 272nd as "...that veteran menace of the Hürtgen Forest...".  Although originally slated for participation in the general assault in the Ardennes, it was so heavily engaged against the US 78th Division that its activities were confined to defensive fighting and local counter-attacks.

After the retreat from the Monschau corridor in early 1945, there was some very heavy fighting for the Remagen bridgehead.  Unlike the film The Bridge at Remagen, there was actually a strong German presence which put up a tanacious defense.  During the battle, the remnants of the Division were organized in small Kampfgruppen that fought fiercely for the bridgehead and gradually fell back into the surrounding town.