The Battle Of The Bulge

     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.

The award-winning novel by Stephen Ambrose, Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, discusses one of the greatest examples of mission command in the form of 1st Lieutenant Richard Winters and his role in the Brecourt Manor Assault. This battle is a textbook example of how to fight against a superior enemy force that outnumbered the unit by four times as much. Facing overwhelming odds with just 16 paratroopers against over 60 German Soldiers, 1LT Winters nevertheless prevails and succeeds in achieving his objective while minimizing casualties to just three Soldiers lost. Looking back further into the American Revolution, the Battle of Bunker Hill on the American side is one of

McAuliffe and Colonel William Roberts of the U.S. forces, and Hasson Van Manteufelle and Heinrich Freiherr Von Lüttwitz of the German Forces. Brigadier General McAuliffe. Brigadier General McAuliffe was the commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division during the Siege of Bastogne and was one of the most influential commanders of World War II having been commanding troops who participated in multiple paramount operations like Operation Market Garden and the Normandy Invasion. Colonel William Roberts was the commander of the Combat Command Bravo of the 10th Armored Division. Hasson Van Manteufelle, equivalent as to a U.S. Army general, became the commander of the 5th Panzer Army just before the order to seize Bastogne. General Heinrich Freiherr Von Lüttwitz was the commander of the XLVII Panzer Corps, and was the audacious German commander that gave General Mcauliffe the ultimatum to surrender or face

Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and Allied forces had still been pinned down and surrounded in Bastogne, General Patton was called in with British Commanders and together they devised a plan to move into the Bulge. What happened next was unheard of, and Commanders had their doubts about what the General was capable. Patton ordered approximately 50,000 troops out of their current conflict and gave new orders to move ninety degrees to the northeast. Some would say this move by Patton might have been his finest hour as he commanded soldiers into the fight of Bastogne. Once the Third Army moved into the Battle of the Bulge orders were for the 4th Armored Division to proceed to Sibret. However, a Lieutenant Colonel Abrahams saw a

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 Germans defeated the Polish and almost all of Western Europe. Although the British had no help when it came to Hitler and his army, the remains of Europe had been overturned already. The Battle of the Bulge also called Battle of the Ardennes as well, which began Dec. 16, 1944 and ended Jan. 16, 1945. This was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. It was an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory . Winston Churchill made a promise that he would fight as long as it would take to overcome Hitler. The name Battle of the Bulge was appropriated from Winston Churchill he referred to “the bulge” as the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines.

With German forces on the run following the Allied success at Normandy and the breakout and pursuit across France, Allied forces were staged to enter Germany in late summer 1944. Both Field Marshal Montgomery and General Bradley clamored to be given the priority of effort. General Eisenhower chose Montgomery’s Operation MARKET GARDEN as the plan for action. It called for airborne forces to open the route for a ground force to move more than sixty miles up a single road, ending up north of the Rhine River near Arnhem, Netherlands. By accomplishing this task, the German Ruhr industrial heartland would be within easy grasp. But the operation failed. The ground force

The Germans had deployed the 352nd infantry division in a defensive doctrine on Omaha beach , Normandy. In hopes of

The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. It was launched, in the dense forest of Ardennes Wallonia in eastern part of Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg. This battle was one of the largest fought by the United States Army, on the Western Front in Europe, during World War II. This fierce battle, was between the German Nazi’s, the American Army, Canadian Army, and the British Army, was one of Hitler’s last attempt to split the Allies driving them towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. Were the Germans able to stop the Americans and the British from getting their supplies? Was the weather a factor and if so, who did it assist in the battle? Was the American Army able to counter attack in a timely manner and stop the German Nazi’s invasion?

Patton was in charge of a fake army set up in southern France to be used as a diversion. He

The post D-Day Allied assault that swept through France was halted by Hitler’s unexpected counter-attack through the Ardennes, resulting in a confrontation named the Battle of the Bulge.

Patton and his soldiers in the movie participate in most of the plans that the ETO worked on like Operation Overlord and the Battle of the Bulge. During Operation Overlord, Patton is told to stay back for the beaches, but is put back in when the Allies were struggling and about to launch Operation Cobra.

“His staff’s first plan for Operation “Overlord” was a landing in Normandy between Caen and the Cotentin Peninsula in

Terrain and weather played a huge effect in decision making and the outcome of the battle. As the allied forces were advancing towards the Germans their defensive lines and supply lines were going thin. Generals of the allied did not expect the Ardennes forest would be the area that the Germans attack. They thought that it would be very difficult for the Germans to get their tanks and artillery through the forest. So they would find a better area to utilize their tanks. While later Patton would use his tanks to turn the tide of the battle at Bastogne with superior position and tactics. Germans need an offensive plan to be able to continue to supply their troops and to end the two front war.With this amount of resources and location would

Operation Torch: The first US Army offensive of the War led by General Patton in North Africa