▁would ▁be ▁through ▁" the ▁Ar den nes , ▁a ▁region ▁that ▁had ▁long ▁fasc in ated ▁Hitler , ▁where ▁German ▁arm ies ▁had ▁attacked ▁with ▁trem end ous ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁again , ▁at ▁Hitler ’ s ▁personal ▁inst ig ation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁.... ▁( but ▁not ▁also , ▁as ▁is ▁often ▁err one ously ▁remarked , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁That ▁advance ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁S aar - Pal at inate ▁through ▁the ▁W iss emb ourg ▁G ap ▁into ▁Als ace ) ". ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁importance ▁▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁inv aded ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁then ▁France , ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Er win ▁R omm el ’ s ▁division ▁sp ed ▁through ▁the ▁Los heim ▁G ap ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁Me use ▁River ▁and ▁then ▁push ▁onto ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁Hitler ▁held ▁similar ▁hopes ▁for ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Schne e ▁E if el ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁attached ▁to ▁ 4 th ▁Division ▁of ▁V ▁Corps ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁division ▁commander ▁General ▁Bart on ▁to ▁advance ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁village ▁of ▁Sch o enberg ▁along ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁Our ▁river . ▁However , ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁succeed ▁because ▁of ▁multiple ▁factors , ▁hitting ▁definite ▁resistance ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁approaches ▁to