Elsenborn Ridge

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World War II battle site geographical feature ridge

Elsenborn Ridge is a strategically important high ground in eastern Belgium that played a key defensive role for Allied forces during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Elsenborn military training area 3
Elsenborn 1
village of Elsenborn 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle site ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
associatedWith German Volksgrenadier divisions ⓘ
German panzer units ⓘ
United States 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
United States 99th Infantry Division ⓘ
conflict Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
surface form: Ardennes Offensive

Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
currentUse military training area vicinity ⓘ
defendedBy First United States Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
V Corps (United States) ⓘ
front Northern shoulder of the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
hasCategory Ridges of Belgium ⓘ
World War II battlefields in Belgium ⓘ
hasLanguageOfSurroundingArea French ⓘ
German ⓘ
historicalEra World War II ⓘ
locatedIn Ardennes Forest ⓘ
surface form: Ardennes region

eastern Belgium ⓘ
militaryOutcome Allied defensive victory at the ridge ⓘ
militaryRole blocking position against German advance ⓘ
defensive position ⓘ
near Büllingen ⓘ
Bütgenbach ⓘ
Elsenborn Ridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Elsenborn

Krinkelt ⓘ
Rocherath ⓘ
notableFor role in the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
opposedBy 6th Panzer Army ⓘ
German Army ⓘ
partOf Ardennes Forest ⓘ
surface form: Eifel–Ardennes uplands

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front of World War II
region Province of Liège ⓘ
surface form: Liège Province
significance key Allied defensive success in Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
strategicImportance high ground controlling key road and terrain approaches ⓘ
tacticalEffect halted German advance toward Liège ⓘ
prevented German breakthrough in northern sector of Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
terrainType elevated plateau-like ridge ⓘ
timePeriod December 1944 ⓘ
January 1945 ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bütgenbach → contains → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: village of Elsenborn
Büllingen → elevationFeature → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
Bütgenbach → hasNearbyMilitarySite → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elsenborn military training area
Battle of the Bulge → involvesPlace → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
Büllingen → locatedNear → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
Büllingen → locatedNear → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elsenborn military training area
Krinkelt → locatedNear → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
Bütgenbach → near → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
Elsenborn Ridge → near → Elsenborn Ridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elsenborn
Krinkelt → nearMilitaryArea → Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elsenborn military training area