Battle of the Bulge
WarWorld War II
Year1944-1945
LocationBelgium
BelligerentsUSA/Allies vs Germany
About the Battle
Hitlers last major offensive in the West, a surprise attack through the Ardennes in brutal winter. The 101st Airborne held Bastogne despite being surrounded, famously replying Nuts to a German surrender demand. American forces suffered 89,000 casualties, their worst of the war. German fuel shortages ultimately doomed the offensive.
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