USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of the Bulge, also called Battle of the Ardennes, (December 16, 1944–January 16, 1945), the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II-an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Eisenhower described General Bruce C. Clarke’s relief of the Belgium city of St. Vith as the “turning point” of the Battle of the Bulge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Then, late that summer, the Nazi leader attacked Stalingrad. That decision led to Germany’s first major Eastern Front defeat and became the turning point of World War II.

Detailed explanation-4: -The last battle in Europe, the Battle of Odžak between the Yugoslav Army and the Croatian Armed Forces, concluded on 25 May. The remaining Croatian soldiers escaped to the forest.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German military offensive in western Europe. The German offensive in the Ardennes region of Belgium was only temporarily successful in halting the Allied advance. During the fighting, captured American soldiers and Belgian prisoners were murdered by Waffen SS units.