The Battle of the Bulge was a key battle towards the end of the Second World War. During the cold and rigorous months of winter, German forces mounted a major attack against allied forces. The purpose of this offense was to divide the American and British armies in France and the surrounding areas and regain control of the port of Antwerp in the Netherlands. By retaking the port, it would allow the German Army to control supplies and deny the Allies use of the port facilities. With the German
One of the briefest, yet more famous exchanges of World War II, was at the Battle of the Bulge when United States Army General Anthony McAuliffe replied to a German demand for an unconditional surrender, “To the German Commander. Nuts! The American Commander.” McAuliffe thought the Germans were offering to surrender at first, but it was then explained to him that the Germans wanted the Americans to surrender. An American officer that took the note to the German officers explained the meaning of the
World War II was one of the most important wars in our world’s history. World War II is so important that even Britain was at stake of being taken over by the Nazi’s. Even the United States was being attacked from the Far East, Japan. The Battle for Moscow started on October 2nd 1941. Hitler believed once the capitol of Russia was captured the whole nation would fall apart. Field Marshall von Bock was given command of the attack on Moscow. Bock had 1 million men, 1,700 tanks, 19,500 artillery guns
The Battle of the Bulge, which was fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. Hitler’s paranoia had reached new heights in the wake of the 20th July bomb plot. Hitler was convinced that the coalition between the Allies was weak and an attempt by the Nazis to separate their armies
Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe and The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was these books that established his reputation as a historian. For the first five volumes of President Eisenhower’s papers, The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, he served as editor. These volumes were published in 1970. Other works about Dwight Eisenhower include, Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment, which discusses Eisenhower’s skillful use of espionage