con na issance ▁Pl ato on ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁men ▁and ▁Task ▁Force ▁X , ▁a ▁tank ▁destroy er ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁men . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁forces ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Los heim ▁G ap ▁in ▁Los heim ▁and ▁further ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁Sieg fried ▁Line ▁between ▁them ▁divided ▁the ▁Los heim ▁G ap . ▁ ▁Diet rich ' s ▁plan ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁SS ▁Pan zer ▁Army ▁to ▁advance ▁east ▁through ▁Lan zer ath ▁and ▁Buch ol z ▁Station ▁and ▁then ▁drive ▁ ▁through ▁H ons field ▁and ▁B üll ingen . ▁The ▁inf antry ▁would ▁continue ▁north ▁through ▁Los heimer gra ben ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 9 9 th ▁Div isions ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁way . ▁This ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁SS ▁Pan zer ▁Division ▁ ▁to ▁advance ▁east ward ▁towards ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁villages ▁named ▁Tro is - P ont s , ▁connect ▁to ▁Belg ian ▁Route ▁N ationale ▁N - 2 3 , ▁and ▁cross ▁the ▁River ▁Me use . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁another ▁ ▁to ▁Ant werp . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁earlier ▁retre at , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁destroyed ▁two ▁key ▁rail road ▁over pass es ▁which ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁repair ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁counter att ack . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁quickly ▁repair ▁the ▁rail road ▁bridge , ▁the ▁units ▁advanced ▁instead ▁into ▁Lan zer ath . ▁In ▁a ▁day - long ▁battle