Battle of the Bulge

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World War II battle battle military offensive

The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.

Aliases (11)

Ardennes Offensive ×8
Relief of Bastogne ×3
Ardennes Counteroffensive ×2
Defense of Bastogne ×2
Ardennes campaign ×1
Battle of the Ardennes ×1
German Ardennes Offensive 1944 ×1
German Ardennes offensive ×1
Krinkelt-Rocherath sector of Battle of the Bulge ×1
Siege of Bastogne ×1
World War II German offensive in Ardennes ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle → military offensive →
belligerent	Belgium → Luxembourg → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → United States →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Dwight D. Eisenhower → George S. Patton → Gerd von Rundstedt → Omar Bradley → Walter Model →
conflictIn	World War II →
countryInvolved	Belgium → Luxembourg → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → United States →
endDate	1945-01-25 →
followedBy	Allied advance into Germany →
front	Western Front →
hasAlias	Ardennes Counteroffensive → Ardennes Offensive →
hasCasualties	very high U.S. casualties →
hasSignificance	accelerated the collapse of Nazi Germany → depleted German armored forces on the Western Front →
involvesEvent	Siege of Bastogne →
involvesPlace	Bastogne → Elsenborn Ridge → St. Vith →
isLastMajor	German counteroffensive in the West →
location	Ardennes → Belgium → Luxembourg → Western Front →
notableAs	last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II → one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II →
opponent	Allied forces → German forces →
partOf	Western Front of World War II →
precededBy	Allied advance after Normandy landings →
result	Allied victory →
season	winter 1944–1945 →
startDate	1944-12-16 →
strategicObjective	capture Antwerp → split Allied lines →
theater	European Theater of Operations →

Referenced by (101)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Armoured Division → All American Division → George S. Patton → I SS Panzer Corps → I SS Panzer Corps ("Ardennes Offensive") → J. Lawton Collins → James M. Gavin → James M. Gavin → Matthew Ridgway → Omar Bradley → Waffen-SS → Walter Model →	participatedIn
12th Army Group → 42nd Infantry Division → 82nd Infantry Division → Patton's Third Army → Patton's Third Army ("Relief of Bastogne") → U.S. Ninth Army → United States 99th Infantry Division → United States 99th Infantry Division ("Battle of the Ardennes") →	engagement
Battle of Aachen → Liberation of France → Liberation of Luxembourg → Liberation of Luxembourg ("German Ardennes offensive") → Lorraine campaign ("Ardennes campaign") → Lorraine campaign →	followedBy
6th Panzer Army → European theatre of World War II → First United States Army → M4 Sherman tank → U.S. 101st Airborne Division → United States 2nd Infantry Division →	notableBattle
Battle of the Reichswald → Colmar Pocket → Operation Nordwind ("Ardennes Offensive") → Operation Spring Awakening → Operation Veritable → Rhineland campaign →	precededBy
Battle of the Bulge Memorial → Battle of the Bulge Memorial ("Ardennes Counteroffensive") → Mardasson Memorial → McAuliffe Square →	commemorates
Anthony McAuliffe → Elsenborn Ridge → Elsenborn Ridge ("Ardennes Offensive") → Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt →	conflict
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("Defense of Bastogne") → German Volksgrenadier divisions → U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("Defense of Bastogne") →	notableEngagement
Army Group B → First United States Army → Third United States Army → Third United States Army ("Relief of Bastogne") →	notableOperation
6th Armored Division → 6th Armored Division ("Relief of Bastogne") → Army Group B →	engagedIn
Ardennes Forest → Ardennes Forest ("Ardennes Offensive") →	battleOccurredIn
Crusade in Europe → War As I Knew It →	describesEvent
101st Airborne Museum Le Mess → Bastogne War Museum →	focusesOn
Battle of the Bulge ("Ardennes Counteroffensive") → Battle of the Bulge ("Ardennes Offensive") →	hasAlias
McAuliffe Square ("Siege of Bastogne") → McAuliffe Square ("Ardennes Offensive") →	hasAssociatedEvent
Allied operations in Western Europe → World War II →	hasPart
Operation Nordwind → Operation Nordwind ("Ardennes Offensive") →	relatedOperation
Liberation of western Czechoslovakia →	after
Rendezvous With Destiny →	associatedWith
Battle of the Bulge Memorial →	conflictCommemorated
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division →	conflictParticipated
Martha Gellhorn →	coveredConflict
Band of Brothers →	depictsEvent
Krinkelt →	event
Western Allied invasion of Germany →	followed
Anthony McAuliffe ("World War II German offensive in Ardennes") →	hasCause
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
St. Vith →	historicalEvent
Büllingen →	historicalEventNearby
European Theater of Operations →	includesEvent
OB West →	involvedIn
Houffalize →	knownFor
Panzer division →	majorCampaign
United States Armed Forces in World War II →	majorOperation
Rocherath ("Krinkelt-Rocherath sector of Battle of the Bulge") →	nearBattlefield
Northwest Europe →	notableCampaign
Western Front (World War II) →	notableEvent
Robert Shaw →	notableWork
Ardennes Forest ("German Ardennes Offensive 1944") →	offensiveLaunchedThrough
6th Panzer Army ("Ardennes Offensive") →	operation
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →	operationDirected
Ninth Air Force →	operationSupported
Karl von Rundstedt →	participantIn
Bastogne →	roleIn
Siegfried Line →	sawMajorCombat
Bastogne Barracks →	significantEvent
St. Vith →	wasBattlegroundIn