Battles and Campaigns

Battle of the Bulge

1944-1945, World War II

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Battle of the Bulge." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-the-bulge.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Battle of the Bulge. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-the-bulge

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-battle-of-the-bulge,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Battle of the Bulge},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-the-bulge},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Battle of the Bulge, also called the Ardennes Offensive, was a major World War II campaign on the Western Front from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, fought in the Ardennes region of Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany between the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada and Belgium on one side and Germany on the other. Germany aimed to split the Allied lines and seize the port of Antwerp; after achieving early tactical surprise, German forces reached their furthest advance near Dinant before being halted, and the campaign ended in an Allied victory.

Facts

Battle Type

Large-scale winter offensive and defensive battle (German counteroffensive) 1

Year

1944 1

Location

The Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany 1

Outcome

Allied victory 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Led By

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the BulgeInfobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the BulgeInfobox: Commanders (Allied, SHAEF)

Part Of

World War II

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge

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The Battle of the Bulge, also called the Ardennes Offensive, was a major World War II campaign on the Western Front spanning December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945

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1. Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge

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