All battles
16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945
Battle of the Bulge
Western Front · Ardennes Counter-Offensive · Ardennes, Belgium and Luxembourg
Historical overview
Germany's last great offensive in the west aimed at Antwerp, struck a thinly held front in winter fog, and was halted short of the Meuse.
What happened
American units were overrun or encircled in the first days; the 101st Airborne and attached units held Bastogne until Third Army broke through from the south. Clearing weather returned Allied air power and the salient was eliminated by late January.
Historical event
Battle of the Bulge
Battle / campaign
Ardennes Counter-Offensive
Productions
7 titles
Perspectives
Allied · POW · Multiple perspectives
