US Victory in the Battle of the Bulge #army #americansoldier #usa #american #americasarmy #fyp

in the dead of winter the fate of World War II hinged on one Epic confrontation this is the Battle of the Bulge on December 16th 1944 Hitler launched his last major offensive in the west aiming to split the Allied lines and capture antp 200,000 German soldiers and 1,000 tanks stormed through the Arden Forest creating a deadly bulge in the Allied front caught off guard the US forces led by General Eisenhower faced the brunt of this surprise attack the 1001 Airborne Division held the key town of Bonia Under Siege refusing to surrender poor weather initially grounded Allied air support but when the skies cleared the Allies launched powerful counterattacks the German Advance was contained and a successful us counter offensive pushed the Invaders back to their original positions the Battle of the Bulge was one of the bloodiest battles for the US in World War I but it marked a crucial Turning Point Hitler's forces were depleted accelerating the Allied Advance into Germany and hastening the end of the war in Europe