Hill 400

The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km2 area about 5 km east of the Belgian–German border.
  • Peak rising to 400 metres (1,312 feet)
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as
    “Burg-Berg”
    “Hill 400, Bergstein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krawutschke Tower and Staubecken Obermaubach einschliesslich Einmündungsbereich der Rur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zerkall and Bergstein.
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Latitude
50.69458° or 50° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
6.44193° or 6° 26′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F28MCVR+RQ
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Hill 400” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burg-Berg”
  • Dutch: “Hill 400”
  • French: “Burgberg”
  • French: “Colline 400”
  • German: “Berenstein”
  • German: “Burg Berenstein”
  • German: “Burgberg”
  • German: “Reichsburg Berenstein”
  • Hebrew: “גבעה 400”
  • Ladin: “Hill 400”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hill 400”
  • Norwegian: “Hill 400”
  • Polish: “Wzgórze 400”
  • Thai: “เนินเขา 400 แบร์กสไตน์”
  • Vietnamese: “Đồi 400, Bergstein”
  • Vietnamese: “Đồi 400”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Hill 400”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Laacher Berg and Nüllheck.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Friedhofskapelle and Friedhof Bergstein.

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