Dec+1944+Battle+of+Bulge+Begins

Battle of the Bulge occured in December 16, 1944. Germany were directed by Hitler to make an attck on Allied forces when they weren't expecting it. Over 200,000 German troops and about 1,000 tanks launched to reverse Hitler's fortune that began when Allies landed in France on D-Day [1]. When the Germans did this it created a bulge in Allied lines. This is how the battle got it's name. In January 1945, Allies crushed German's offense. This defeat was the end of major German resistance. In two months Allies were racing over the Rhine river headed towards Germany in Berlin (west), while Soviet troops advanced through Germany from the east [2]. Hitler faced a war on two fronts. They hoped that a win would split the American and British forces up to break up Allied supply lines. Germans dropped down behind Allied lines disguised as Americans, captured critical bridges, cut communication lines, and spread rumors. When people noticed this happening they lost hope for the Allied forces and put away their American flags and got out their swastikas. Even after all of this the Germans lost to the Allied forces, when they finally pushed back and made a counter attack. Nazis could only retreat after that point [3].



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