Von Rundstedt’s offensive in the north necessitated a revamping of American lines and the
Tough ‘Ombres, on their 16th night in the Siegfried, gently disengaged from the unsuspecting enemy
and returned across the Saar, evacuating more than 100 armored vehicles and all combat troops without
suffering a casualty during the withdrawal. To accomplish this, Urban and attached units were busy all
night, firing at strong points and sometimes firing, just to make noise. Before the withdrawal, the
engineers blew up everything that could later be used by the Krauts as a pillbox. With the exception of
two hastily improvised foot bridges, constructed on the first and last nights, the Saar bridgehead was
maintained without a span across Germany’s number two river.
The Saar had been double crossed.
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