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Battle Of The Bulge (other)
The Battle of the Bulge was a major World War II German offensive in 1944. It was a great surprise to the allies despite the Germans using the same invasion route, and some of the same roads, to attack France in 1940. Battle of the Bulge may also refer to: Literature and film *''Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Alternate Scenarios'', an alternate history anthology *Battle of the Bulge (1965 film), ''Battle of the Bulge'' (1965 film), an American widescreen epic war film *''The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles'', a 1965 documentary film *Battle of the Bulge (1991 film), ''Battle of the Bulge'' (1991 film), a Canadian comedy short film *''The Battle of the Bulge'' a 1994 documentary for PBS by Thomas Lennon (filmmaker), Thomas Lennon Games *Battle of the Bulge (1991 game), ''Battle of the Bulge'' (1991 game), a board wargame by Avalon Hill *''Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge'', a 2007 board game by Avalon Hill *Battle of the Bulge (video game), ''Battle of the Bulge'' (video g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during the World War II, Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to Encirclement, encircle and destroy each of the four Allied armies and force the western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor. The Germans achieved a total surprise attack on the morning of 16 December 1944, due to a combination of Allied overconfidence based on the favorable defensive terrain and faulty intelligence about Wehrmacht intentions, poor aerial reconnaissance due to bad weather, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler's Alternate Scenarios
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor of Germany#Nazi Germany (1933–1945), the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of in 1934. His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of Holocaust victims, about six million Jews and millions of other victims. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and moved to German Empire, Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in the First World War, receiving the Iron Cross. In 1919 he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921 was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
