Why Hitler Won The Battle Of The Bulge

On 16 December 1944, Adolf Hitler launched a massive attack in the Ardennes Forest, southern Belgium. His primary goal was to recapture the Harbor of Antwerp to deny the Allies use of the port facilities. He believed that marking a repeat of what the Germans had done three times previously–in September 1870, August 1914, and May 1940, would secure another win. This attack lasted approximately one month and few weeks ending 25 January 1945. The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last attempt to win the war. This Battle will go down in history as the biggest and bloodiest battle with the most overall casualties during World War II. While trying to regain the Harbor, the battle had covered regions of Belgium, The Ardennes, Luxembourg, and Germany. The main focus was to split up the Allied armies. Hitler attacked the American forces at night during the winter and managed to catch them off-guard. America had high casualty rates from not only fighting the war but also dealing with harsh
Eisenhower gained Intel that men were going to be attacked in Ardennes near or on a narrow road call Elseborn Ridge. With that information General Eisenhower mobilized heavy artillery to that location anticipating an attack. The intelligence was correct, the fight lasted 10 days leaving blown up and wrecked vehicles blocking a clear path on the road forcing the Sixth Panzer Army retreat and seek another route. Simultaneously, the weather and the skies cleared allowing our airplanes to fly and drop bombs on the advancing German forces. At this point Hitler realized that he had underestimated the American Army. The United States lowered standards for the Army and shorten the overall training time which in turn brought over move troops to hold the line. The lowering of the standards brought forth unofficial desegregations in ranks allowing black soldiers to fight side by side with white soldier replaces the deaths of the Allied