Ww2 Europe Map Battle Of The Bulge

The ardennes area during the battle of the bulge december 26 1944 january 16 1945.
Ww2 europe map battle of the bulge. It was germany s final attempt to drive the allies off of mainland europe. The battle of the bulge began on the early hours of december 16th with a two hour barrage from 1 600 pieces of artillery along the 80 mile long allied line. The offencive started on 16 december 1944 the germans tried to repeat their 1940 performance and drive the allies to a new dunkirk. Battle of the bulge the battle of the bulge was a major battle in europe during world war ii.
Map hq twelfth army group situation map. The german advance in the ardennes sector has cut off american forces in bastonge. Battle of the bulge december 16 1944 january 16 1945 the last major german offensive on the western front during world war ii. The bulge refers to the wedge that the germans drove into the allied lines during their ultimately unsuccessful attempt to push the allies back from german home territory.
12 ag outline maps 1 500000 12th army group outline. The initial german advance was nearly 200 000 men and 1 000 tanks against the allies. The second world war was documented on a huge scale by thousands of photographers and artists. Do everything in your power to protect bastonge and slow down the.
The battle of the bulge also known as the ardennes counteroffensive was the last major german offensive campaign on the western front during world war ii and took place from 16 december 1944 to 25 january 1945. Battle of the bulge france belgium world war ii military situation maps 424 military battles and campaigns. Interactive timeline this interactive timeline depicts the key events of the battle of the bulge which took place in northern france over the course of december 16 1944 to january 18 1945 as told through the daily situation maps made for the us military viii corps. This map is designed for one to four players.
It was launched through the densely forested ardennes region of wallonia in eastern belgium northeast france and luxembourg towards the end of the war in europe. Most of the troops involved on the allied side were american troops. Maps of wwii battles operations.