Later on, he committed suicide in April 30, 1945. Germany surrendered as Hitler remained in bunker. The Battle of the Bulge ended the World War 2 in Europe. They created a bulge in the Allied front lines, giving the battle its name, "Battle of the Bulge." At first, the Germans got what they expected, very little resistance, and they made a lot of progress in the first three days. They expected a counterattack from the Germans, but the Ardennes forest was the last place they expected one.Ĩ Points: /5 Name: Dave What Happened? On the morning of December 16, the Germans began their offensive in the Ardennes forest. Allied Generals left the Ardennes forest relatively unprotected. The fog gave the Germans cover so the allied didn’t even know they were coming. This is an advantage for the Germans because that the allied forces couldn’t use their aircraft defense. Vith, then drive on to Brussels The Sixth Panzer Army - lead the attack and capture Antwerp The Seventh Panzer Army - attack in the southern military formation - create buffer zone to prevent American reinforcements from attacking Fifth Panzer Army The Fifteenth Panzer Army - reserve to counter any Allied attackħ Points: /5 Name: Dave What Happened? The Battle of the Bulge happen in a bad weather. K The Fifth Panzer Army - attack the center of the American forces - capture strategic road and rail center of St.
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and British lines : to capture AntwerpĦ Army Organization The Fifth Panzer Army K Battle Plan Major offensive on Western front Blitzkrieg maneuver Surprise attack! Under bad weather Attack smaller Allied forces in Ardennes Forest with tanks (especially American forces) Main forces advance westward until Meuse River and turn northwest for Antwerp and Brussels Aim: to split armies along U.S. + His attempts backfired and only made Britain and America more cautious and awareĥ Battle Plan Major offensive on Western front Blitzkrieg maneuver
They also hoped the attack would at the same time capture Belgium Belgium was to be used as a dump, a dump for both fuel and bodies + The battle of bulge was Hitler’s last attempt to regain power. Germany’s last battle against the Allied forces When Decem–JanuEffects Germany surrenderģ Points: /5 Name: Nicole What caused the battle? + The battle of bulge was an attempt to split the British and American allied line in half.Ĥ Points: /5 Name: Nicole How did it happened? + They wanted to launch an attack that would hopefully demoralize the Americans and the British, and then hopefully forcing a peace treaty.
1 Battle of the Bulge By: Michelle K, Dave, Nicole 9AB
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