Bastogne Battle Analysis

This inability saves the Allied from enduring the worst battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge, where the US alone suffered close to 90,000 causalities. In reality, the German Army surrendered less than two months after Allied Forces captured the Ruhr Valley, severely crippling Germany’s war-making resources. This took place in the spring and not at the onset of winter, but the German Army was finished once the Allies controlled the Ruhr. The dash to Berlin during the winter months would have been slower than it occurred in the spring, but without the Ruhr, the German Army would have limited resources to resist the Allied advance. A defeated German Army in the West would likely have hastened the defeat of the Germans on the Eastern Front but as it stood, the Russians did not take Warsaw until mid-January after the Germans abandoned the city. Success at Arnhem puts the Allies on track to march on Berlin four months before the Russians would

     During the War Eisenhower and his staff felt this spot was the least likely to be attacked. The thought the Germans would not try any thing through the narrow passageway. The Germans wanted the opposite of what the Americans wanted to do. As stated above the Allied troops were 'resting' and reforming; they consisted of General Simpson's 9th Army and General Hodges 1st US Army in the north and General Patton's 3rd Army to the south. The Ardennes was held by General Middleton who had the 8th US Army Corps, 106th and 26th Infantry Divisions and 4th and 9th Armored Divisions.

Patton’s successful maneuvering of the third army to Bastogne • Those successful maneuvers lead to the neutralization of the German Counteroffensive despite the heavy casualties that took place • The objective the Germans followed was a repeat of what Germany had done three times before in September 1870, August 1914, and May 1940. It was on December 16th that three German armies had launched the deadliest and most desperate battle of the war in the west • This battle took place in the poor roads, rugged, heavily forested Ardennes • This once quiet region had become bedlam as American units were caught

In 1776, France began supplying American colonists with weapons and funds. Without these essential supplies, General George Wahingtion's army could not have survived its first battles and harsh winters in Morristown and Valley Forge. Once the colonists had successfully defended the military base at Saratoga, New York, France officially joined the United States against Britain. French military assisstance was crucial in the deciding victory at Yorktown, Virginia. The campaign was directly funded by the French. In addition, French military forces comprised roughly 50% of the total armies at Yorktown. Their military engineers were in charge of the attack, and perhaps the most useful action of the French was the use of their Navy to fend off the

The outcome of this great battle was decided in the end by true courage and resiliency from the Allied Forces. The front line of their forces was at the time extremely thin, and even got thinner shortly before the German assault began due to some offensive strategies from General Eisenhower. The line was so

While black soldiers were inherently treated unfairly by their white counterparts in American regiments, and sometimes within their own regiments if they were not all black of course. The French on the other hand treated these black soldiers with respect, dignity, and fairness. Since black soldiers could not fight with their white American counterparts due to segregation, these men had to fight alongside the French. With the French treating these black American soldiers as equals, the U.S. War Department were not happy that positive relationships were forming between black soldiers and French officers and civilians. Peter Nelson writes in A More Unbending Battle, “It was observed that the French were saluting black officers, allowing black

This was to be a joint operation between British, French and American forces. Though it was not the actual boundaries, the Meuse River and the Argonne Forrest restricted much of the U.S. 1st Army’s maneuverability between them. This area was comprised of a very dense and thick vegetation with few roads for heavy equipment and supplies to flow forth once the offensive began; therefore this was to be used to the Allied Powers advantage. The Germans would be attacked all along the front from British, French, and American forces simultaneously.

The factors that made the Allied victory happen include the Germans beginning to effectively organize industrial production at the very least six months too late to give them a chance at victory. By the time they got the production to be swiftly working on weapons such as fighter planes, the Allies were in firm enough control of the air space. This meant that the Allied bombing prevented the German economy from reaching it’s full potential. Another flaw in the German production meant that tanks such as Tigers and Panthers, of which dominated tactical situations on the battlefield, had logistical and maintenance nightmares. If the Germans were to overcome their problems in production then it would have stood them in much greater stead, giving them an advantage over the Allies.

On the whole, this is the most significant point that will be discussed because simply, the Eastern Front is where the war was won and it also facilitated the landing of the allied troops in Normandy – D-Day. Stalin had been longing for the opening of the second front to draw German tanks and infantry away from the Eastern Front. The crucial aerial bombing meant that Germany had to withdraw anti-tank guns from the Eastern front and instead, use them to fight the British bombers in the sky. This was evident with the AA Defence System (88mm tank guns) which could no longer inflict damage upon the Red Army and the Soviets. Similarly, the Germans had to divert money and manpower (infantry) to provide a significant enough opposition to discourage the Allies from continuing with their long range offensives. As well as diversion of resources, the priority of the German manufacturers shifted greatly whereby the number of fighters increased on the German front from 1405 to 1650 in 1943-44, but decreased on the Eastern Front from 445 to 425 in 1943-44. The switch of bombers to fighters meant that troops on the front line did not have a protective air force. This, along with the minimalised production of weapons, reduced the war effort served by the Germans on the Eastern Front. The only fight which the Germans could put up there was defensive which inevitably, gave

Battle of the Bulge was one of the most unforgiving engagements that the United States military has been involved with. Sacrifices on both sides were nearly unfathomable for that time period. In the past 15 years that we have been at war with the Middle East we have lost around 5,000 brothers and sisters in arms. Battle of the bulge was only one month in length and the Allied forces lost over 90,000 troops. War has evolved over the years to include planning and execution, by becoming more precise. Technology and lessons learned have profited our military actions in a sense that lives are no longer wasted. Although there were so many casualties during the battle, more lives could’ve been lost if not for the successful employment of indirect fires to stop German advances.

The Battle of the Bulge also known as “Ardennes Offensive”, started on December 16, 1944. The Battle of the bulge, is significantly known as what ruined the German army and brought about the end of the war. The battle got its name from poorly protected stretch of hilly, woody forest “bulge” that Germans made between its allies. Hitler used this area of 80-mile dense forest, believing that his forces would be able to surround and cut off

Battle Royal was published in 1952 and was about the “invisible man” to carry out his grandfather’s dying wishes about the progressing fight African Americans face. During this time period racism was a heavy symbol of this nation’s creed and impacted African Americans every day. Ralph Ellison used reader’s animals to depict characters in situations to give readers more understanding to the story.

The Germans were well equipped with state of the art weapons, had more troops than the allies. The allies were outnumbered and outgunned. Germans devised a plan that would use machineguns up front and artillery at the back. So constant fire from the enemies, the allies couldn’t fight back. Basically it was a death trap with one way in and no way out.

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Another key point in key to being offensive was the enemy's position was situated on a high, rigid piece of ground. Joffre’s army had deep trenches with bomb proof shelters and wire encirclements. When the attack started Haig’s army just had to move the men into the remote safety zone of the trench. When the attack stopped, the Germans would then know that this was the signal for an infantry advance. Lastly, they would move from safety and keep their guns close by incase of an attack and to face the British and French.