Battle of the Bulge

A Sailor, Marine, Airman, or Soldier that was killed in battle (or killed in action). It is a polite term like "he passed away" or "he met his maker" or "his number was up" or "he bought the farm", etc.

The "Battle of the Bulge" movie was filmed on location in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains .

seriously wounded in action

830 billion dollars to be precise.

The majority of the Allied Forces in the battle were United States Armed Forces (U.S. Army and its Air-Force, along with U.S. Marines.

They were fighting the German Army (Wehrmacht) & Air Force (Luftwaffe), as well as several SS Panzer & Waffen SS divisions. The battle, which the Germans initiated as a last-ditch attempt or "hail-mary" pass to turn the war back in their favor: it was an intricately detailed plan to "divide & conquer" Allied Forces at their weakest point on the Front (the Ardennes Forest) in the dead cold of winter. The German tactical & strategic ingenuity brilliantly enabled them to mobilize their armies & logistics without the Allies catching wind of such substantial troop/vehicle/hardware movement. In fact, the Germans moved hundreds of Panzer tanks into the Ardennes without alerting Allied Intelligence - done in single file, tank behind tank, over narrow roads at slow pace...in the arena of tank warfare, these were conditions you never wanted to find your armored divisions in.

And the Germans nearly pulled-off a victory in that battle, nearly bursting that "bulge" created in the western front by their surprise offensive into a dagger that would've sliced the Allied Front in two all the way to the Atlantic coast - marooning Montgomery & the British to the north, & U.S. General Patton & his 3rd Army to the south. What prevented it from succeeding was largely the 101st Airborne near Bastogne, which held the line at all cost. After the weather cleared, Pattons's Third army was able to move in, and always claimed they "rescued" the 101st Airborne. The 101st, for their part, insist they didn't need rescuing, they were merely relieved (and way overdue to be relieved).

My father was Lt. Paul Jones in the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion, 30th Division. What kind of information are you seeking?

I'm primarily looking for photographs and personal accounts. I belong to a group that reenacts the 105th ECB, 30th Division and we're always looking for anything that can connect us with the veterans that actually served.

To check us out, you can visit our web site at www.105th.org. I'm the good looking one in the photographs.

There is a combat journal of the 105th which was reproduced by Leland Cofer. This covers the full period in the ETO. I was able to obtain a copy by contacting Cofer directly.

Is this the 105th's after action report (AAR)? I've got a copy that I picked up at Camp Blanding last spring. I heard that it was revised in 1994, but I'm not sure if the copy I have is the earlier or later version.

For those who are interested, I do have some pictures of the 105th ECB posted on my squad's web site. Some were garnered from other web sites, some came from the family of a vet, and some recently arrived from the National Archives. We even have a few photos from the 105th currently serving in Iraq.

-Todd

www.105th.org

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Bastogne.

The Allies had not plan. They were completely surprised by the German attack in a "quiet section" of the line. The Germans wanted to press into Antwerpt and capture fuel reserves.

The Battle of the Bolg was a skilful German Counter attak in the Arden in a spicific town i am not shore witch.

In late 1944, The German Army attacked the American Army in Belgium. It was just before the place where the American Army turned over responsibility for the front to the British Army. So, it was Germany, England, and the United States.

It means when your in space and you have a big bulge.

Stalingrad.

Brewer, monk, etc... And the same jobs as every other developed country.

The duration of The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles is 3120.0 seconds.

Miles, Donna (14 December 2004). "Battle of the Bulge Remembered 60 Years Later". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

( From Wikipedia Battle of the Bulge Reference)

The Department of Defense has the lest of the POW's of the Battle of the Bulge and you can try searching through books about that battle and books about the European Theater of Operation books.

Re-inforced by ;

US 101st Airborne Div. to Defence of Bastogne

US Third Army (Patton) relief of Bastogne

British 30 Corps 51st Highland Div. & 7th Armoured Div. (Montgomery) smashed into German right (north fland) driving them back & then hamding pursuit over to US Army.

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Yes it was, under General George S. Patton.

He did serve in the Europe. I saw a WW II news clip where he was introduced as "Pat Brady, Hollywood California" He was talking about how hard it was to deal with the German "88s" (Artillery Weapons).

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It began on 16 December 1944. The battle went on until January 25 1945. The Battle of the Bulge was at the end of World War 2.

General Burgoyne of the British had a brilliant plan to control the Hudson River. By controlling this river the British would be able to cut off all trade going in or out of America. By owning the Hudson the British would have the upper hand because not only did this river regulate trade. It also sent troops, supplies, and news of the Revolution threw out different Colonies. Burgoynes plan was to march 3 armies of British regulars to march into Albany, New York from different directions, and kill the Patriots who stood in the way of the river. However this was not a one man job, this was when Burgoyne needed help from General Howe. Although Burgoynes plan was flawless, General Howe refused to help because King George III want to capture Philadelphia. On July of 1777 Howe battled in Americans at Brandywine, and Germantown claiming Philadelphia, and then settling down there for the winter. Then St.Leger who was supposed to run the 2 army of men could not go to Albany because on his way there he was beat by Benedict Arnold at Fort Stanwix., leaving Burgoyne to march to Albany with only 1 army. As he traveled threw the woods Arnold warned his fellow Patriots of Burgoynes plans which resulted in them cutting down trees and putting obstacles in his way. After finally getting past the hardships Burgoyne was able to claim For Ticonderoga, while in the process of losing 1,000 British men. But the Green Mountain boys also rushed to New York to help the Colonist who were there. Finally when Burgoyne meet the Colonist there he was surrounded and soon enough surrendered in October 17 1777. Due to these outstanding Victories it convinced the French to join in the battle against the British. At first the French were hesitant fearful of fighting against the worlds best navy. However after this victory the French were able to successfully without a doubt sign the alliance over. Becoming America's first official Alliance. Then once the French joined many other European Nations became allies with America Nations such as Spain,Netherlands,Prussia,and Poland. By having these alliances we were able to take out loans to get needed supplies, soldiers, support, and help declare that we are a Nation. This was the Turning Point of the Revolution.

This artillery unit was originally the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. It was redesignated the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion August 3, 1944. It was redesignated the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on November 20, 1944.

The 538th Artillery was one of the 238 "separate" artillery battalions in the European Theater of Operations. It was a 240MM howitzer battalion.

Field-Marshal is an army rank above general. Field-Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery KG GCB DSO PC, usually called "Monty", and who was made Viscount Montgomery of Alamein held the rank of Field-Marshal during the second war. And so did Viscount Gort, Sir Archbold Wavell, Sir Alan Brook, Sir Harold Alexander and Sir Henry Wilson amongst others.

They broke a major defensive point to enter into Germany itself, and showed that the allied forces had a tougher and stronger resolve to press on than the German army had resolve to defend their country's own border with Belgium.

The Question is not specific enough. Every War and every Country probably has a story about a lost battalion or lost brigade. This answer relates to the US Army. Battle at the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Units of the 77th Division, roughly 550 men, isolated by German forces. The Vosges mountains of France, 24 October 1944 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, was surrounded by German forces. They were rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (Japanese-Americans) in a five-day battle. Island of Java - March 8, 1942 The 2nd Battalion of the 131st Field Artillery Battalion, then part of the 36th Infantry Division(Texas National Guard) was mobilised and sent to the Island of Java in the Dutch Netherland East Indies. As the Japanese troops began to capture the island, many of the troops were pulled out, but some of the 131st Field Artillery battalion stayed until the island was surrendered on March 8, 1942. The prisoners were taken to Japan and were forced to built the Burma railroad in Thailand. Of the 558 men and officers who landed on Java on January 11, 1942, 534 became prisoners of war of the Japanese Lost Battalion Association website: http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/lostbattalion/history.htm Battle of the Bulge Jan 3, 1945 On Jan. 3, 1945, the 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 82nd Parachute Division, spearheaded a counterattack in the northern section of the German "bulge," and were met by a surprise German offensive through the Ardennes. When the battle was over, more than four-fifths of the 643 men in the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion were wounded or dead. The Lost Battalion, they would later be called, received a Presidential Unit Citation. Link to a site with the P.U.C. for 551st PIR. http://www.criba.be/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=105