Absolutely nothing, the Germans caught the Allies completely by surprize.
the German offensive at the battle of the bulge caused a 'bulge' in the allied front lines, thus came about the term 'battle of the bulge'........
856,525 Allied soldiers fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the axis had 496,363 soldiers in the battle of the Bulge
It was called the "Battle of the Bulge" .
The bulge was when the Germans surged ahead 60 feet in the Allied defenses in the Ardennes' Forest.
battle of the bulge
The Battle of Philippine Sea, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battles of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Leyte, and Saipan were major allied victories that put immense strain and crippling onto the Axis-powers.
the bulge was a German offensive to split allied forces
slow the allied invasion of Germany
Germany's final attempt to break the allied lines was at the battle of the bulge where the Germans went on the full offensive to regain their land but failed.
Battle of bulge
battle of bulge
19,000 soldiers died after battle of the bulge