A Short Summary On The Battle Of The Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge was the last major fight for the German offensive campaign of World War II. The battle held place at the Ardennes reign on December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1945. This battle begun after the breakout of Normandy and the Allied forces moved toward Germany. The Allies were facing several military issues, such as troops were weak, supply lines were extremely thin, and supplies were reduced. The Supreme Allied Commanders chose to defend Ardennes with very few troops because the Ardennes region was already occupied with U.S. First Army. On the other hand, German situation remained terrible. While other operations continued in the fall, the strategic situation in the west had changed little. The Germans could field a total
This would be a surprise of attack through the Ardennes. American units fought desperate battles to stop the Germans. On December 16, 1944, the Germans began to strike the front on the Allied troops. The threes German armies launched the deadliest war in the west. Because of the heavy storms, the Allied planes were kept grounded. For the Germans, there was poor road conditions. This caused to poor traffic control, which led to massive traffic jams. As the Germans kept moving further into the forest, the Allied front took appearance in a large group. The German storage of fuel was critical while the American troops were fighting in the frozen forest proved deadly to Hitler's ambitions. At dawn on the 19th of December, German leaders surprised the American defenders by sending army men on foot to invade their lines. The leader followed with another attack, gaining the eastern edge of the Stoumont. An American tank arrived, but was too late. The leader had already captured Stoumont. Two German leaders joined together to find out that the Americans had recaptured Stavelot in the east. The leaders ordered to retake the town. They maintained their lines west of Stoumont until evening, when he withdrew theam to the village
They succeeded in surrounding two large units and forced their surrender. After the Germans took over St. Vith, the German leader ordered a few units to hold the bridge over the Meuse river on December 19. The German advanced in the center gaining considerable ground, but the lack of fuel help up the advance for one day. On December 23, the offensive was resumed toward the two small towns Hargimont and Marche-en-Famenne. Hargimont was captured the same day, but Marche-en-Famenne was still defending. On 22 to 23 of December, German forces reached the woods. The next day, Germans kept moving west. Further south, the main force was delivered by attacking everyone crossing the River Our. A continuous front east of the Our, kept German troops from seizing and using the Our river bridges for two days. On December 23, weather conditions started improving, allowing the Allied air forces to attack. The launched bombing raids on the German supply point, while the Allies started attacking the Germans on roads. The next day, the Germans advanced but they lost a lot of supplies forcing the Germans to be at a halt. The Allies decided to keep moving