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The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. [16] It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg.
Walter Model, Gerd von Rundstedt and Hans Krebs plan for the Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge) in November 1944. "We gamble everything!" were the words used by Gerd von Rundstedt, commander-in-chief of the German Western Front, [10]: 97 to describe Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein ("Watch on the Rhine").
A German attack from south-eastern Belgium towards Mézières and a possible offensive from Lorraine towards Verdun, Nancy and St. Dié was anticipated; the plan was a development of Plan XVI and made more provision for the possibility of a German offensive through Belgium.
Original cover of edition titled "Bulge" Bulge, subtitled "The Battle for the Ardennes, 16 Dec '44–2 Jan '45", and also published as The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge, is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1980 that simulates the World War II German offensive in December 1944 known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Location of Racine County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Racine County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which ...
Location of Door County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Door County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Door County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
The offensive against American forces in the Ardennes forest had preoccupied Hitler's mind, and the Eastern Front had suddenly become of secondary importance to the Wehrmacht High Command [132] For example, the Sixth Panzer Army would not be transferred to the Eastern Front until 16 January 1945.
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