Operation Stösser

Quand

17 déc. 1944 – 21 déc. 1944

Type

Opération militaire

Coordonnées

50.51° N, 6.08° E

Description

1944 military operation

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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