the allies held the german advance at the battle of bulge at ardennes.
the allies held the german advance at the battle of bulge at ardennes.
where did the allies hold the german advance at the battle of bulge?
ardennes
the germans achieved a total surprise attack on the morning of 16 december 1944, due to a combination of allied overconfidence, preoccupation with allied offensive plans, and poor aerial reconnaissance due to bad weather. american forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties of any operation during the war. the battle also severely depleted germany's armored forces, and they were largely unable to replace them. german personnel and, later, luftwaffe aircraft (in the concluding stages of the engagement) also sustained heavy losses. the germans had attacked a weakly defended section of the allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions that grounded the allies' overwhelmingly superior air forces. fierce resistance on the northern shoulder of the offensive, around elsenborn ridge, and in the south, around bastogne, blocked german access to key roads to the northwest and west that they counted on for success. columns of armor and infantry that were supposed to advance along parallel routes found themselves on the same roads. this, and terrain that favored the defenders, threw the german advance behind schedule and allowed the allies to reinforce the thinly placed troops. the furthest west the offensive reached was the village of foy-nôtre-dame, south east of dinant, being stopped by the us 2nd armoured division on 24 december 1944.. improved weather conditions from around 24 december permitted air attacks on german forces and supply lines, which sealed the failure of the offensive. on 26 december the lead element of patton's us third army reached bastogne from the south, ending the siege. although the offensive was effectively broken by 27 december, when the trapped units of 2nd panzer division made two break-out attempts with only partial success, the battle continued for another month before the front line was effectively restored to its position prior to the attack. in the wake of the defeat, many experienced german units were left severely depleted of men and equipment, as survivors retreated to the defenses of the siegfried line.
battle of the bulge
bullet::::- battle of romani – a planned attack on bir el abd was cancelled as supply and communications for the anzac forces were stretched to the limit on the sinai peninsula, ending the british pursuit of the remain german-ottoman forces to el arish. the action formally ended any further military action in the region and cemented the allies hold on the suez canal. in all, british casualties for the battle ranged from 1,200 to 1,300, while ottoman-german casualties were estimated at 9,000.









































bullet::::- sixth battle of the isonzo – emergency reinforcements from austria-hungary slowed the italian advance.
august 1916