Battle of the Bulge

Battle Of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge, still to this day, is the largest battle in American History. The battle was very important in the outcome of World War II, and the aftermath of the war itself. The attack began just before dawn on December 16, 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was located in the Ardennes. This was probably the most intense battle ever fought when many lives lost.

Adolf Hitler directed this counteroffensive with the objective to cut off and annihilate the British 21st Army and the U.S. first and ninth armies north of the Ardennes. Six inches of snow covered the ground with bitterly cold temperatures, perhaps the coldest winter yet. With this cold, stormy weather, the Germans attacked the allies, but the attack only resulted in a large bulge in the allied lines. The German's first objective was not so much achieved, but started