The Battle of the Bulge.
it gave the allies a foot hold back in Europe to engage the German forces.
Nazi-occupied Europe was attacked and successfully invaded by the Allies.
Stalin hopes that by the Allies invading Europe, Germany would have to fight on two fronts. This would split the German forces, and reduce the pressure on the Russian/Germany front.
The term is used in connection with World War 2 and refers to Germany plus the areas under German control and their allies in Europe.
During World War II, Germany's last serious attempt to defeat the Allies through offensive military action was the Battle of the Bulge. In mid-December of 1944, German forces surprised American troops in the Ardennes region of Europe and drove westwards for 60 miles before being contained then pushed back to their starting lines by the end of January 1945.
it put allied forces back in Europe which allowed them to attack and defeat the German forces
The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge. They were successful in defeating the German attempt to punch a hole in the Allied lines. It was the last time that the Germans were able to launch an offensive drive.
It was the last time that the Germans were able to launch an offensive drive. The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge. They were successful in defeating the German attempt to punch a hole in the Allied lines.
Once the allies successfully invaded Europe, this forced Germany to divert more troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front. Until this happened with Operation Overlord, the Russians handled the brunt of the German war effort. They pressured the other allies to attack Europe as soon as possible to ease their losses and force German to divide and weaken its forces.
Normandy gave the allies a jump off point to free Europe of German forces......
about May 7th 1945 when all German forces surrendered to the allies and the war ended in Europe..................
Saturation bombing of German cities and the invasion of mainland Europe on 6th June 1944 - D-Day.