Battle of the Bulge

How many Americans foguth in the battle

600,000

Where did the battle take place

Ardennes Forest of Belgium

When did the battle start and how long did it last?

December 16, 1944. It lasted about one month

What did Winston Churchill say about the battle?

This is undoubteally the greatest American battle of the war

Why is the battle called the " Battle of the Bulge?"

When the Germans attacked they pushed back the center of the Allied forces line and when you look at a map there was a bulge

How were the Germans more prepred for battle than the Americans

because Germany new about the attack but Americans didn't Germany already had a plan

This battle was Germany's final attempt at:

driving the Allies off of mainland Europe

What happened at Bastogne, Belgium with the 101st Airborne?

the US troops were surrounded by Germans. They had to either surrender or die

What was one reason why the Germans lost the battle?

they did not have enoguh fuel for their tanks

Small groups of American soldiers dug in and fought as they waited for what to arrive?

until reinforcements could come that won the battle