Here lies the remains of I Co. Forward CP on Bettendorf Hill at the old Niderbiergshoff. It was the command of Capt. Bruce Paul. The war seasoned Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Berkenbusch succeeded in taking the CP by the 18th of December 1944. For Capt. Paul and several of his troops, they were forced to withdraw and not a moment too soon, narrowly escaping capture. more coming....

As bad as the place looks, it was a lived in place till the late 1960s - early 1970s, after which it was deserted and left to ruin.