Battle of the Bulge (1944–1945)

Hitler's last great western offensive fails in the Ardennes, exhausting German reserves.

Specifications & Metrics

year

1944

Core Principles & Analysis

• Germany's last major western offensive aimed to split Allied lines and seize Antwerp.
• The besieged 101st Airborne held Bastogne until Patton's Third Army relieved it.
• The failed offensive consumed Germany's remaining armored reserves in the west.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge