WORLD 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: -The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Allied forces in the Ardennes consisted primarily of American troops-some new and inexperienced, others exhausted and battle-worn. The Germans had some initial success. They achieved complete surprise and pushed westwards through the middle of the American line, creating the ‘bulge’ that gave the battle its name.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seventy years ago today, the German Army launched the Ardennes Counteroffensive, better known as the Battle of the Bulge. As the last major German offensive in the west, it was the final attempt to beat back the advancing Allied armies, which since June 6, 1944, had moved rapidly across France and Belgium.

Detailed explanation-5: -Within days, General George Patton had turned his 350, 000-man army North and punched through the German flank to relieve the beleaguered 101st Airborne and turn the tide of the Battle of the Bulge. By January 13, 1945, the Allies had fully repelled the German attack and ironed out the bulge on the Western front.