▁Los heim ▁and ▁later ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Roth . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁German ▁units , ▁including ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Fall sch irm ja eg er ▁Division ▁and ▁Six th ▁Pan zer ▁Army ▁planned ▁to ▁assault ▁north west ▁over ▁the ▁Los heim - Los heimer gra ben ▁road ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁rail road ▁tracks ▁through ▁the ▁Los heim ▁G ap ▁in ▁force ▁towards ▁the ▁tw in ▁villages ▁of ▁Ro cher ath ▁and ▁Kr ink elt ▁but ▁were ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁broken ▁rail road ▁over pass es . ▁ ▁Led ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁SS ▁Pan zer ▁division , ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 9 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Div isions ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁capt uring ▁Los heimer gra ben ▁and ▁gain ing ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁vital ▁road ▁network ▁to ▁its ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁important ▁port ▁of ▁Ant werp . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁calculated ▁risk , ▁the ▁Al lies ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁troops ▁stretch ed ▁very ▁thin ly ▁across ▁a ▁wide ▁area . ▁Lan zer ath , ▁a ▁village ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁homes , ▁lay ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Los heim . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁U . S . ▁VIII ▁Corps ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁U . S . ▁V ▁Corps . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁ ▁a ▁single ▁Int elligence ▁and ▁Re