Battle Of The Bulge Significance

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The “Battle of the Bulge” was Adolf Hitler’s last offensive tactic to try to win an already failing World War II. On the morning of December 16 1944, the Wehrmacht (German Army) conducted a surprise attack on the American and allied forces. Hitler’s focus on the attack was to separate both American and British forces with hopes that the separation would drastically weaken the American and British Army’s. The battle lasted 41 days ending January 25 1945, throughout those 41 days the battle was fought on a 80 mile stretch of land covering from south Belgium to the Ardennes forests and down into the town of Ettelbruck ( the middle of Luxembourg). Winston Churchill called the World War II Battle of the Bulge “The Greatest American Battle of the War.” The Germans and their equipment outnumbered the Americans 120,000 more troops, 200 more tanks and 1,500 more Artillery guns. The odds were completely against the United States and its allies. The significance of the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last major offensive. On December 16 1944,…show more content…
At approximately 0200 hours, Sergeant Snyder heard a light tank vehicle driving slowly up to a four-way intersection on the main road. Charlie battery had guns on each side of the road with a good quality view of anything that would come over the hill. Charlie Batteries commander received a call saying to “fire at will” when the first enemy tanks roll over the hill. They then opened fire at a German onslaught of tanks throughout the night defeating the Germans. At the end of the battle, the 183rd had fired almost 90 tons of ammunition in 24 hrs. On 15 January, the Germans began to pull back. Lieutenant William P. Smith, a forward Observer, spotted twenty-five enemy tanks slipping and sliding on the icy roads. Lieutenant Smith said, “It was like shooting ducks in a rain
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