Battle of the Bulge

“The Battle of the Bulge”,

December and January of 1944 -1945 in the Ardennes Forest.

The Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945 and was the largest land battle of World War II in which the United States participated.

More than a million men fought in this battle including some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British. The German military force consisted of two Armies with ten corps (equal to 29 divisions). While the American military force consisted of a total of three armies with six corps (equal to 31 divisions). At the conclusion of the battle the casualties were as follows: 81,000 U.S. with 19,000 killed, 1400 British with 200 killed, and 100,000 Germans killed, wounded or captured.

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