These four american officers just got decorated with the Silver Star for their achievements in the battles of Hurtgenforest. Strange enough, 1st Lieutenant Paul Boesch -the second soldier from the left and the only one smiling - is the sole one to make it out of Hurtgenforest alive.

Silver Star

The &quot;Hurtgen Hotel&quot; in the village of Hürtgen, command post of the Staff Company of 1st Batallion/121st US Infantry Regiment. January 8, 1945.

The &quot;Hurtgen Hotel&quot;

US Army liberating Nazi German camp Penig in Germany. 1945 /// Nice lady on right. :-) 