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28. Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive launched through the densely Ardennes forest on the Western Front.
The primary goal is to recapture the important harbour of Antwerp, to halt Allied transport over the channel to the harbor of Antwerp.
On 16 Dec 1944, 3 German Armies of a force of a quarter million men, consisting of 25 Divisions (including 10 Panzer Divisons);
punch through a 90 km front of the American defensive line near Ardennes Forest.
One of the bloodiest battle ever fought during World War II.
The Germans attacked a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions, which grounded the Allies' overwhelmingly superior air forces.
About 610,000 American forces were involved in the battle, 89,000 were injured, including 19,000 killed.
It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II.
German troops advancing past abandoned American equipment
Map showing the German offensive progressed creating the buldge-like salient during 16–25 December 1944.
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive launched through the densely Ardennes forest on the Western Front.
The primary goal is to recapture the important harbour of Antwerp, to halt Allied transport over the channel to the harbor of Antwerp.
On 16 Dec 1944, 3 German Armies of a force of a quarter million men, consisting of 25 Divisions (including 10 Panzer Divisons);
punch through a 90 km front of the American defensive line near Ardennes Forest.
One of the bloodiest battle ever fought during World War II.
The Germans attacked a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions, which grounded the Allies' overwhelmingly superior air forces.
About 610,000 American forces were involved in the battle, 89,000 were injured, including 19,000 killed.
It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II.
German troops advancing past abandoned American equipment
Map showing the German offensive progressed creating the buldge-like salient during 16–25 December 1944.
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