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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Battle TypeLarge-scale winter offensive and defensive battle (German counteroffensive) 1 LocationThe Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany 1 Battle Type
Battle Type (category) Battle Type (category)Offensive / Combined-Arms 1 Connections
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the BulgeInfobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the BulgeInfobox: Commanders (Allied, SHAEF)
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It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg and was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy each of the four Allied armies and force the western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor.
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It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg and was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy each of the four Allied armies and force the western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor.
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The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and referred to by the Germans as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (transl. Operation Watch on the Rhine), was an offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.
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Allied overconfidence based on the favorable defensive terrain and faulty intelligence about Wehrmacht intentions
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Operation Watch on the Rhine), was an offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.
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The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany
Infobox: Result
Allied victory
Part Of: World War II, Infobox: part_of
the Western Front of World War II
Led By: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Infobox: Commanders (Allied, SHAEF)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (S.H.A.E.F.)
Led By: Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Infobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)
Bernard Montgomery (21st Army Group)
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