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.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Battle of the Bulge canonical 167
Ardennes Offensive 14
Siege of Bastogne 7

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
belligerent Belgium ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1945-01-25 ⓘ
followedBy Allied advance into Germany ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of the Bulge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ardennes Counteroffensive

Battle of the Bulge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ardennes Offensive
hasCasualties very high U.S. casualties ⓘ
hasSignificance accelerated the collapse of Nazi Germany ⓘ
depleted German armored forces on the Western Front ⓘ
involvesEvent Bastogne ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Bastogne
involvesPlace Bastogne ⓘ
Elsenborn Ridge ⓘ
St. Vith ⓘ
isLastMajor German counteroffensive in the West ⓘ
location Belgium ⓘ
surface form: 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 Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allied forces

German forces ⓘ
partOf Western Front ⓘ
surface form: 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 theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations

Referenced by (215)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
European theatre of World War II → notableBattle → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force → operationDirected → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge → hasAlias → Battle of the Bulge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Counteroffensive
Battle of the Bulge → hasAlias → Battle of the Bulge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Offensive
ETO → includesEvent → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
subject surface form: European Theater of Operations
Siegfried Line → sawMajorCombat → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Western Front → notableEvent → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)
Crusade in Europe → describesEvent → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
U.S. 101st Airborne Division → notableBattle → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
U.S. 101st Airborne Division → notableEngagement → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Bastogne
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Bastogne → roleIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
St. Vith → historicalEvent → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
St. Vith → wasBattlegroundIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Elsenborn Ridge → conflict → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Elsenborn Ridge → conflict → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Offensive
Ardennes Forest → battleOccurredIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Ardennes Forest → battleOccurredIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Offensive
Ardennes Forest → offensiveLaunchedThrough → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Ardennes Offensive 1944
George S. Patton → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
12th Army Group → engagement → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Western Allied invasion of Germany → followed → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge Memorial → commemorates → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge Memorial → commemorates → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Counteroffensive
Battle of the Bulge Memorial → conflictCommemorated → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Omar Bradley → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
James M. Gavin → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Walter Model → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Operation Nordwind → relatedOperation → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Operation Nordwind → relatedOperation → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Offensive
Operation Nordwind → precededBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardennes Offensive
Waffen-SS → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Operation Spring Awakening → precededBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Matthew Ridgway → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Robert Shaw → notableWork → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Liberation of France → followedBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Army Group B → notableOperation → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Army Group B → engagedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Battle of Aachen → followedBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Liberation of Luxembourg → followedBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Liberation of Luxembourg → followedBy → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Ardennes offensive
Rendezvous With Destiny → associatedWith → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Allied operations in Western Europe → hasPart → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → notableEngagement → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → notableEngagement → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Bastogne
United States Armed Forces in World War II → majorOperation → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Ninth Air Force → operationSupported → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
All American Division → participatedIn → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Mardasson Memorial → commemorates → Battle of the Bulge ⓘ