

Army (and known to the general public as the Battle of the Bulge), started on December 16, 1944. The Ardennes Offensive (called Unternehmen: Wacht am Rhein by the German military Army Gruppe B), officially named the Battle of the Ardennes by the U.S. Normandy - Dragoon - Siegfried Line - Ardennes Offensive - Elbeįrance - The Netherlands - Dunkirk - Britain - Dieppe - Villefranche-de-Rouergue - Normandy - Dragoon - Arnhem - Scheldt - Hurtgen Forest - Aachen - Bulge - Plunder - Varsity - Aintree Related subjects: World War II Battle of the BulgeĪmerican soldiers photographed in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge.Īllied victory, last major German offensiveĭec 16 - start of the Battle: about 83,000 men 242 Sherman tanks, 182 tank destroyers, and 394 pieces of corps and divisional artillery.ĭec 16 - start of the Battle: about 200,000 men, 5 armoured divisions, 12⅔ infantry divisions, and about 500 medium tanks, supported by 1,900 guns and Werfers.īritish: 200 dead, 1400 wounded and missing
