A Short Summary On The Battle Of The Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major offensive carried out by the German forces. The battle took place in the heavily wooded area of Ardennes; Belgium, France and Luxemburg, Germany. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley commanded the 12th United States Army Group, consisting of the Ninth Army (LTG William Simpson), First Army (LTG Courtney Hodges), and the Third (LTG George Patton). General Bradley’s Armies stretched across the German front and the allied numbers estimated about eight million soldiers prior to the German offensive.
The Army was large in number, but they had a critical imbalance of personnel. There was a shortage in front line troops, predominantly infantrymen. This was the result of the Army sending more troops to the Pacific Theater instead of Europe. …show more content…
The Germans encircled the town of Bastogne, but lacked the forces to take out the American forces. The Germans resorted to company size assaults, probing the perimeter for weaknesses. The weather cleared on December 23, 1944, allowing airpower and supplies to strengthen American resolve. The day after Christmas the 101st continued to hold off battalion sized infantry and armor assaults with heavy artillery fire power. The 4th Armored Division broke through the German lines and reinforced the 101st at Bastogne.
The 101st Airborne used Bastogne to their advantage. They used the interior communication lines to quickly reinforce susceptible areas of their perimeters. German forces found the roads restrictive in keeping its units supplied. The addition of the 4th Armored Division gave the 101st more flexibility, when combined with the infantry and artillery units. The Americans used aggressive infantry patrols to identify attacks and armor. The artillery units primarily engaged and destroyed enemy armor, affecting the German’s schemes of
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major offensive carried out by the German forces. The battle took place in the heavily wooded area of Ardennes; Belgium, France and Luxemburg, Germany. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley commanded the 12th United States Army Group, consisting of the Ninth Army (LTG William Simpson), First Army (LTG Courtney Hodges), and the Third (LTG George Patton). General Bradley’s Armies stretched across the German front and the allied numbers estimated about eight million soldiers prior to the German offensive.
The Army was large in number, but they had a critical imbalance of personnel. There was a shortage in front line troops, predominantly infantrymen. This was the result of the Army sending more troops to the Pacific Theater instead of Europe. …show more content…
The Germans encircled the town of Bastogne, but lacked the forces to take out the American forces. The Germans resorted to company size assaults, probing the perimeter for weaknesses. The weather cleared on December 23, 1944, allowing airpower and supplies to strengthen American resolve. The day after Christmas the 101st continued to hold off battalion sized infantry and armor assaults with heavy artillery fire power. The 4th Armored Division broke through the German lines and reinforced the 101st at Bastogne.
The 101st Airborne used Bastogne to their advantage. They used the interior communication lines to quickly reinforce susceptible areas of their perimeters. German forces found the roads restrictive in keeping its units supplied. The addition of the 4th Armored Division gave the 101st more flexibility, when combined with the infantry and artillery units. The Americans used aggressive infantry patrols to identify attacks and armor. The artillery units primarily engaged and destroyed enemy armor, affecting the German’s schemes of