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Saturday, December 12, 2015
Fw: TMIH - Battle of the Bulge
On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 12:52 PM, Fold3.com <team@fold3.com> wrote:
How much do you know about the Battle of the Bulge?
Battle of the Bulge Begins: December 16, 1944
On December 16, 1944, Germany launched a massive surprise counter-attack on American lines in the Ardennes (a forested area in Belgium and Luxembourg), breaking through to create a 45-mile salient in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Prior to the attack, 83,000 Americans in four divisions (the 28th, 4th, 106th, and 99th) held an 80-mile, thinly stretched line that crossed through the Ardennes region. It was supposed to be ...Continue Reading
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