A few range farther afield and drive to the north passing through the rebuilt town of St. Visitors to the Battle of the Bulge sites in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, generally spend their battlefield time and attention on the defense of Bastogne. It was here that the Germans concentrated their assault and how Hitler erred in thinking that American commanders would not be able to respond with necessary rapidity. He points out that many visitors who go to the Ardennes to study this battle, do not venture as far north as Elsenborn Ridge and the surrounding region. In this article, our historian Len Fullenkamp delves into the fierce combat that occurred during the Battle of the Bulge in the areas of the North Shoulder.
