battleofthebulge



Battle of the Bulge On December 1944, Germany is well in World War II and launches a counterattack on Belgium and Luxemburg. This happened to hit the U.S. Army and pushed it back, creating a bulge in the Ally lines. Therefore, it was called The Battle of the Bulge. In a few weeks, the Germans were pushed back and the line was back to normal. This battle was the largest battle during World War II in Western Europe, killing 100,000 Germans, killing 80,000 out of 600,000 GI’s, and was the largest battle in U.S. Army WWII history. In the end, the Nazis were recognized as the losers of the battle.

Resources: America: Pathways to the Present pg. 606 Picture Resources: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Battle_of_the_Bulge.jpg