Meindl's paratroopers, together with the 352nd Infantry Division (which had been in action since its D-Day defense of Omaha Beach) were now in ruins, and the stage for the main offensive was set.
Meindls faldskærmstropper og 352. infanteridivision (som havde været i kamp, siden den forsvarede Omaha Beach på D-Dag) var nu stort set nedkæmpet, og scenen var parat til hovedoffensiven.