What was the significant about the Battle of the Bulge?

Answer 1

It was the failed, last-ditch German offensive
the significance was that Hitler was planning to take Antwerp spliting the allied forces and was the last offense the Germans made. It began on December 16, 1944 and lasted for one month. At first the Gemans were making good progress but at the town of Bastogne the 101st airborne held the town until Genreal Gerorge S. Patton saved the town with his 3rd Army. Overall the German offense ended on January 16th, 1945 with 84000 German causalties and 89,500 American casualties. So pretty much Hitler failed to capture antwerp and force the Allies to neoigate.
In World War II, the Battle of the Bulge was significant for two reasons. First, it used up the last remaining military resources of Germany, which led to quicker victory on the part of the Allies. Second, taking place on the western front, it allowed Soviet troops to gain more ground in the east than would otherwise have been possible before the war's end. These gains led to greater Soviet domination in post-war Europe and may also be seen as a primary cause of the Cold War.

It was also significant because General Eisenhower failed to have his forces positioned properly to prevent this German counter attack. If this battle was lost by the Allies, their supply lines in Beligium would be threatened.

It was also a wake up call for allied intelligence groups who ignored the warning signs that a German counter offensive was in the making. By being a surprise, many allied soldiers were needlessly killed. The counter attack was the result of the Germans having no alternative. The allies won the battle mostly due the clearing weather, allowing allied air forces to bomb German positions.

Answer 2

the significance was that Hitler was planning to take Antwerp spliting the allied forces and was the last offense the Germans made. It began on December 16, 1944 and lasted for one month. At first the Gemans were making good progress but at the town of Bastogne the 101st airborne held the town until Genreal Gerorge S. Patton saved the town with his 3rd Army. Overall the German offense ended on January 16th, 1945 with 84000 German causalties and 89,500 American casualties. So pretty much Hitler failed to capture antwerp and force the Allies to neoigate.

Answer 3

The battle of the Bulge was Germany's Last offence and Hitlers final gamble. The battle of the Bulge was fought on the Western Front between the US Army and the Nazi German Armies. The battle laster from 16 December 1944 and ended on 25 January 1945.

Germany's aim of the battle of the Bulge was to push back the advancing allied forces and try to hold them back, Germany wanted to do this since the allied forces was successful on D-Day aka Normandy Landings. By this happening Germany would of siege the United Kingdom and ended the war on the Western Front and could of continued with the defence on the eastern front.

The battle of the bulge was an fierced battle between Tank and Infantry vs Tank and infantry. The size of the battle was fought in the Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembburg and Germany. The allies intial encounters were with 4 infantry and 1 armed division which has: 83,000 infantry, 250 Sherman tanks, 200 AFV, 400 Artillery Guns. They did have reinforcements of;683,000 infantry, 1,200 tanks, 4,200 Artillery guns, 6,000 Aircraft. Wherereas, Once the allies encountered with the Germans, Germany had; 200,000 infantry, 500 Tanks, 1,600 artillery guns, 1,000 rocket launchers. This was with 8 infantry and 5 armed divisions. After the allied had reinforcements germany had reinforcements of; 150,000 infantry, 500 tanks, 500 AFVs.

Answer 4

It was a counterattack by Hitler that almost succeeded.

Answer 5

it was a counterattack by hitler that almost succeeded.

Answer 6

It was Nazi Germany's final large-scale counterattack in Western Europe, six months after the Normandy Invasion on D-Day.

Answer 7

It was the last German offensive.

Answer 8

it was the german's last stand in the war