What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 1944 – 21 Dec 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 50.51° N, 6.08° E
- Description
- 1944 military operation
Operation Stösser
Military operation
Operation Stösser was a paratroop drop into the American rear in the High Fens area during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Its objective was to take and hold the crossroads at Belle-Croix Jalhay N-68 - N-672 until the arrival of the 12th SS Panzer Division. Both roads were main supply routes, the N-68 Eupen and the N-672 Verviers up to Belle-Croix leads to either Malmedy or Elsenborn.
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