BATTLE OF THE BULGE

BASIC INFORMATION

• December 16, 1944
• The German army surprises the Allies by attacking in the Ardennes to Antwerp.
• Mountains of Belgium, France and Luxembourg.
• The Allies slowly regain ground as weather improves and Air Force planes attack and drop supplies.

WHAT HAPPENED ?

• On December 16, three German armies attacked with more than a quarter million troops.
• They launched the deadliest and desperate battle of the war in the West.
• In the poor roads and heavily forested Ardennes.

106TH DIVISION

• They were inexperienced
• They were nearly annihilated.
• Even in defeat they helped Brigadier General Bruce Clarks to make a brilliant plan to defend St. Urth.
• Part of the Allies.

OMAR BRADLEY

• He was born in Randolph County, Missouri
• February 12,1983
• He served in WW2 and Korean War.
• Died in April 8,1981(88)

OMAR BRADLEY

• He used to work as a boiler maker before entering U.S. Military Academy.
• He finished second in the West Point placement exams.
• The first place couldn't accept the Congressional appointment, so Bradley took his place.

WHAT DID HE DO?

• He turned back an aggressive German counter offensive.
• Under his direction, they liberated Paris and ended the Nazi attempt to conquer Europe.

GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON JR.

• His role was to counterattack Germany in order to save the U.S.
• He was on of the most contentious U.S. commanders in WWII.

GEORGE S. PATTON JR.

• He was the best known general for his command of the Seventh United States Army.
• In December 1945, Patton was killed in a car accident in Germany.

CASUALTIES AND LOSSES

• American German
• 89500 67200-100k cas.
• 800 tanks 600 tanks
• Approximately 3000 civilians killed.

WHO WON?

• It was a decisive Allied victory and German attack failed.