WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
A
it ended the war in Europe
B
it led to the liberation of France
C
it was the last Nazi offensive
D
it was the last Axis victory in World War II
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of the Bulge cost the Reich some 100, 000 casualties and tremendous losses in military equipment. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last German offensives (Operations Gneisenau and Marneshutz–Reims) in June–July failed. The latter, later dubbed the Second Battle of the Marne, was notable for a devastating counter-attack by the French Tenth Army, supported by American and British forces, which threw the Germans off-balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -CHIEVRES, Belgium-In December 1944 and January 1945, the Germans attempted to mount a definitive counter-offensive against the Allies, with the aim of driving them out of the Ardennes. It became known as the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. This is the biggest operation on Belgian soil during World War II.

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