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Battle of the Bulge
1944 CE · Belgium & Luxembourg
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1944 CE
- Location
- Belgium & Luxembourg
- Era
- 🪖 World Wars
- Difficulty
- easy
Hitler's last desperate gamble threw 250,000 German troops against thinly held American lines in the Ardennes, creating a dangerous 'bulge' in the Allied front. Despite initial surprise and harsh winter conditions, American forces held key positions, most famously at Bastogne. The failed offensive exhausted Germany's last reserves and hastened the end of the war in Europe.
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When the Germans demanded the surrender of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Brigadier General McAuliffe's famous one-word reply was 'NUTS!' The confused German officers had to ask what it meant.