This is the setting for Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies, which switches focus from the game's Eastern Front narrative of the Soviet war effort to return to France, where the original Company of Heroes took place, back in 2006. Despite significant numerical and hardware supremacy, the Germans fought hard on their home turf, digging in and making use of rough terrain and difficult weather to neutralize Allied mobility advantages. Lasting three months, Hurtgen Forest is the longest single battle ever fought by the U.S. Few battles demonstrate this more effectively than the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, which preceded the German counterattack against the Allies in the Ardennes forest, in the winter of 1944, known as The Battle of the Bulge. Working in the bitter aftermath of trench warfare, the generals of World War 2 valued rapid movement above all else.įrom Blitzkrieg to El Alamein, from D-Day to the Race to Berlin, the ability to support fast-moving vehicles proved crucial.
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