Battle of the Bulge

By: Ethan Guenther

Background

● Half a year after D-Day● Germany losing control of France● Germany launched desperate assult

Setting

● Eastern France● Along French/German Border● December 1944 - January 1945

Important People

● Adolf Hitler● Planned battle● Wanted to end American and British Advance● Figured America would surrender

General George S Patton● Killed in 1945● Lead American Side

What Happened?

● Last major German offensive● Created a bulge in American/British attack● German offensive halted a month later● Casualties:

o 90,908 Allied-19,200 killed, 48,469 injured, 23,239 missing

o 100,000 Axis-specifications unknown

Cold

● Winter was cold and wet.● No heat or fire.● Many medical Conditions

Questions

● Where and when did the Battle of the Bulge occur?

● What affect did the Battle of the Bulge have on the war overall?

● What were the conditions of the Battlefield?

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