Hitler's Impact On The Battle Of The Bulge

The Battle of The Bulge was one of the infamous battles fought between the allies and germany during WW2. It was an attack that Hitler launched in a last effort attempt to break up the allied alliance. It took place on December 16, 1944 on the Western sector of Europe. Some of the groups and people involved were the allied powers, Hitler, Lieutenant - Colonel Joachiem Pieper, Sepp Dietrich, Manteuffel, and Brandenberger. It impacted the war because of the fact that it was such a big loss for Germany and was also the largest battle that the Americans fought in at the time. It impacted soldiers by causing many casualties for both side, especially the german side which suffered 100,000 casualties. Majority of the soldiers had to deal with extremely
cold weather and from that they got sick and suffered from trench foot, a painful condition of feet caused by long immersion in cold water/ mud resulting in blackening/ death of surface tissue. Germany’s strategy was to use a surprise blitzkrieg (military tactic made to cause disorganization to enemy forces by use of mobile forces/ locally concentrated firepower), through the Ardennes to Antwerp.