Battle of the Bulge by Erik Carbonell

Leaders in the Bulge

brunscatrina — 2015-01-22 15:49:51 UTC

by Catrina Bruns

Who were the groups and leaders involved in the fighting?

From the Allies, the U.S. and Great Britain were the main forces, with an initial army of approximately 83,000 soldiers. Germany had the offense, led by Adolf Hitler. In the beginning, the German force had an army of over 200,000 men.

Main Leaders of the Allies:

General Dwight D. Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander

General Omar Bradley - 12th U.S. Army Group

Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery - 21st Army Group

Anthony McAuliffe - 101st Airborne Division

Main Leaders of the German Offense

Adolf Hitler - Führer und Reichskanzler

Field Marshal Walter Model - Army Group B

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt - OB West

General Sepp Dietrich - 6th Panzer Army

General Hasso von Manteuffel - 5th Panzer Army

Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II - The Battle of the Bulge." About Education. About.com, 2013. Web. 22 Jan. 2015.

Strategic Use of This Area-Erik

erik_carbonell — 2015-01-22 15:50:38 UTC

The use of the are was less strategic, but more it was just a last stand for Hitler and his forces. It was intended by Hitler to be a back door into France, rather then just charging head on into battle with the Allied forces. At this point Hitlers forces and resources were dwindling and he needed a way to get back into this was. His intent was to make a "bulge" in the line of the Allied forces by going through the Ardennes Forest and try to create an advantage from there.

Website-http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/03/baker-rh-03-p6/battleofthebulge.htm

Citation:

"Battle of the Bulge." Battle of the Bulge. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2015.

Signicance Of The Bulge

SerZacWJF — 2015-01-22 15:50:54 UTC

Zac Frana

The battle of the Bulge was significant because the Germans lost far more units than they could afford. The Germans total MIA, KIA, and WIA were over 44,000. As well as losing too many men, the Germans also lost too many vehicles and weapons to replace.

This was also seen as Hitlers last major offensive in the war. After the battle was lost, the Ally forces started to push back into German controlled territory.

"Results and Signifcants." World History 2 Battle of the Bulge. Weebly, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2015.