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Battle of the Bulge
Fought from December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1945 the Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive of World War 2. The German forces forced a bulge in the Allied lines before it was beaten back.
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How many soldiers died in the battle of the bulge?
December 16 is the anniversy of the stat of the battle. Today i heard on the radio that 90,000 Americans were killed or wounded in one month of the battle. Germany's loss were estimated at over 100,000. Those numbers help put the losses in Iraq into perspective.
Before d-day which troops did the most fighting in Europe?
The U.S. Army. The Air Force was part of the Army until after World War II. The Navy was at sea and had a bigger role in the Pacific campaign against Japan. The Marine Corps was also concentrated in the Pacific. In addition, the Army was more suitable for fighting on European terrain, as they were able to use armored vehicles more efficiently as well has fighting at farther range.
The war against Japan appears to have been far more brutal, as American victory depended significantly on the Marine infantry themselves.
If you're talking about the European war prior to U.S. involvement, the Soviet Union (Russia) was already pushing westward towards and eventually into Germany. The U.S. wasn't directly involved until mid-1944. The war in Europe officially started in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
The Soviet Union took the highest casualties in the world and the war was already being won. From what I've noticed in my research, fighting on the eastern European front was far more brutal than the western front, where Americans were doing most of the fighting against the Germans.
So if you're asking who did most of the fighting in Europe before D-Day regardless to which front, your answer is the Soviet Union.
How did the battle of the bulge effect World War 2?
The outcome of the Battle of the Bulge (i.e. the defeat and rollback of German forces) ensured that the Allies would meet much less resistance in their attempt to cross the Rhine. Although that was probably little consolation for those soldiers who fought and died in the battle. This was because Hitler chose to throw his reinforcements into the Ardennes Offensive rather than distribute them to the weakened forces defending the river. It helps to mention that in any case Germany was going to lose the war no matter what at that point in time, the only thing that Hitler could hope to do was to increase Allied/Soviet losses or drag out the ending in the hope that some miracle might happen to turn the tide.
What made the battle of the bulge a major turning point in the war?
There were several clues that Germany was reaching the end of its ability to wage war. Horse drawn artillery, wooden wheels, carts to transport supplies and that some units had teenagers and old men filling the ranks as replacements.
When was Battle called battle?
By the looks of it it originally a Latin word for the gladiatorial fights which was then:
- Put into the French language
- And then the English language beat up the French language and stole it
When did the Battle of Falkirk end?
The battle lasted for a few hours. It was fought on October 2, 1835.
What do Bronze Stars on a World War 2 theater ribbon mean?
For example, three stars on an ETO ribbon would mean the veteran served in three campaigns in the European Theater of Operations.
The EAME or E.A.M.E. (European, African, Middle Eastern) Theater Ribbon was a way for the U.S. Military to recogize where a person served during WW 2. It was given to all who participated in the European, African and Mediterranean theatres.
As for the EAME ribbon itself, The colors of the ribbon have their own significance: the brown stripes on the outer edges represent the sands of the North African desert. The wide green stripes in the middle represent the forests of Europe. The narrow green white and red stripes on one side represent Italy and the narrow black and white stripes on the other side represent Germany. The narrow red white and blue stripes in the center represent the United States.
Bronze Stars worn upon it are Campaign Stars, NOT to be confused with the Bronze Star Award for Valour. The two CAMPAIGNS mentioned here are:
Rhineland: Sept. 14, 1944 - Mar. 21, 1945
Central Europe: Mar. 22 - May 8, 1945
For one example, a pilot might have these for piloting a B-17G based at Deenethorpe, England, on strategic bombing missions over Europe, Sept. 14, 1944 to V-E Day.
Campaign Medals (theater ribbons) are on page 3 of United States Army Service Medals
Note that you need to be careful on the Internet. I just read that EAME stands for European/African/Mediteranean theater, but the ME really stands for Middle Eastern.
More input:
- My late husband, a Chief Gunners Mate, had 13 stars on this ribbon, and he told me that each star stood for a different campaign. In addition he had the following: American Defense; 1 star. Philippine Lib. 2 stars; World War II Victory Medal; American Area (Good Conduct Medal); Commendation Ribbons.
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Here is a quote from the US Army website.
A service star, also referred to as a battle star, campaign star, or engagement star, is an attachment to a military decoration which denotes participation in military campaigns or multiple bestowals of the same award. Service stars are typically issued for campaign medals, service medals, ribbon awards, and certain military badges. Service stars are different from award stars, which are issued for multiple awards of meritorious and combat decorations. The United States military issues bronze and silver and gold service stars, with a silver service star issued "in lieu" of five bronze. For instance, six campaigns, served on a campaign medal, would be annotated by one silver and one bronze service star. In some situations, service stars are only issued after the second award of a decoration. For instance, three awards of a Sea Service Ribbon would be annotated by the ribbon with two bronze service stars. The United States Army also occasionally issues award numerals, instead of service stars, to denote multiple awards of certain ribbon decorations. In addition to award numerals, the United States Army uses the same Gold award star that is worn on many Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard decorations to denote the tenth and final award of the Army Sea Duty Ribbon. Service stars issued for actions in which a United States Navy vessel participated are also placed on campaign streamers, which are affixed to the U.S. Navy flag. The regulations for this originated in 1942, which defined naval campaign areas and designated engagements. Participation in such engagements, by ships and by individuals, was then denoted by service stars. The United States Army followed a very similar practice with ground campaigns and battle engagements. A common point of confusion is to confuse bronze and silver service stars with the Silver Star Medal and Bronze Star Medal. The main difference between the two is that the Bronze and Silver Star Medals are individual decorations while service stars are worn on awards and are not individual decorations or medals.
Who were the most decorated US soldiers in World War 2?
Audie Leon Murphy b. June 20, 1924. d. May 28, 1971.
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC
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What were the goals of the battle of the bulge?
The Allies prepared for Battle of the Buldge by getting all there weapons in case of an attack. Of course they didn't know that the Battle of the Budgle wasn't going to occur being it was a surprise attack.
What was the battle of Passchendaele?
The Battle of Passchendaele is referred to in some texts as the Third Battle of Ypres. It was one of the more significant battles of WWI, and involved British, ANZAC, and Canadian troops against the Germans. The purpose of the battle was to gain control of the village of Passchendaele (now Passendale) near the town of Ypres in West Flanders (now part of Belgium). The line of strategy was to create a vulnerability in the German lines, continue to the Belgian coast and capture the German submarine bases on the coastline. If won, it would have been a defining battle, opening corridor strategically significant area of the front. It also would have have taken some of the pressure off the French defence forces.
The campaign for Passchendaele began on 31 July 1917 and continued through to 6 November 1917, when the Canadian Corps gained control of Passchendaele. The campaign was long, intense and demoralising both physically and mentally, since the preparatory bombing from the British ripped up the countryside which was basically just reclaimed swampland. The countryside was transformed into liquid mud after heavy rains fell from August onwards. It is unknown how many soldiers drowned.
By the time the campaign concluded, the combined allied casualties reached almost a quarter of a million men, with around the same figure lost by the Germans. Up to 95,000 British or Australian men remained unidentified, while another 42,000 bodies were never recovered.
What was the temperature during World War 2?
In certain places, such as Northern Asia and Europe and some parts of the US.
Where did the battle of chickamuaga occur?
Chickamauga battlefield is located at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. This is just across the state line from the city of Chattanooga, TN. It is near the Chickamauga River.
Who were the military leaders in the battle of the bulge?
For the allies, the commanders and leaders in the battle of the Bulge was;
-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander)
-Omar N. Bradley (12th U.S. Army Group)
-Courtney Hodges (1st U.S. Army)
-George S. Patton (3rd U.S Army)
-Bernard Montgomery (UK Leader)
For Nazi Germany, the commanders and leaders in the battle of the bulge was;
-Adolf Hitler (LEADER)
-alter Model
-Gerd von Rundstedt
-Hasso von Manteuffel
-Sepp Dietrich
-Erich Brandenberger
What was the role of codes and the code breakers during World War 2?
Well they were the reason why we turned around and started to win in the Pacific. 9 code breakers, 7 from Harvard and 2 from yale, cracked the imperial Japanese naval code. With breaking that code it allowed the united states to set up the trap at Midway and we started to win in the Pacific.
What technology was used in the Battle of the Bulge?
Tunnelling or undermining. The ridge was tunnelled into & the tunnel packed with explosives under the German lines. It was a very big bang !
What country won the Battle of Bulge?
During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge, which was fought in December 1944 and January 1945, involved mainly American ground-forces opposed by German attackers. British troops were involved in the northernmost section of the battle, while a mixed-nationality force was involved in the air, supply, intelligence, and other elements involved in the battle.
What major events took place during World War 2?
Probably the key event of the war was the rapid collapse of the French military in May 1940.
This collapse enabled Germany to preserve her military strength for future conquests. The assets seized in France (trucks, a nearly two year supply of petroleum, bases for submarines and aircraft, etc.) enabled Germany to consider for the first time that they might reasonably have a chance to change the course of world history. The French collapse caused nations such as Romania and Bulgaria to quickly align with Germany rather than remain neutral.
If France had held out, escaped collapse, held the Germans before Paris - then Germany would not have been able to fight a long war. Germany was much weaker economically in 1940 than they were in 1914 and would have been able to continue the fight only another year or so at which time they would have had to sue for terms.
If France holds, the Soviets grow more bold in the east. Japan likely backs down to American pressure on the China issue. Basically the war ends in 1941 with a heavily chastised Germany - a war short in time, with limited casualties and little impact beyond the central European area. The French and British empires last a lot longer since they would not have been financially ruined by war costs. The USA would continue as the world's #1 economy but would be unentangled otherwise with other nations.
1: Pearl Harbor 2: Battle of The Bulge 3: D-Day 4: Iwo Jima 5: V E Day
What was the significant about the Battle of the Bulge?
It was the failed, last-ditch German offensive
the significance was that Hitler was planning to take Antwerp spliting the allied forces and was the last offense the Germans made. It began on December 16, 1944 and lasted for one month. At first the Gemans were making good progress but at the town of Bastogne the 101st airborne held the town until Genreal Gerorge S. Patton saved the town with his 3rd Army. Overall the German offense ended on January 16th, 1945 with 84000 German causalties and 89,500 American casualties. So pretty much Hitler failed to capture antwerp and force the Allies to neoigate.
In World War II, the Battle of the Bulge was significant for two reasons. First, it used up the last remaining military resources of Germany, which led to quicker victory on the part of the Allies. Second, taking place on the western front, it allowed Soviet troops to gain more ground in the east than would otherwise have been possible before the war's end. These gains led to greater Soviet domination in post-war Europe and may also be seen as a primary cause of the Cold War.
It was also significant because General Eisenhower failed to have his forces positioned properly to prevent this German counter attack. If this battle was lost by the Allies, their supply lines in Beligium would be threatened.
It was also a wake up call for allied intelligence groups who ignored the warning signs that a German counter offensive was in the making. By being a surprise, many allied soldiers were needlessly killed. The counter attack was the result of the Germans having no alternative. The allies won the battle mostly due the clearing weather, allowing allied air forces to bomb German positions.
What battle came after the Battle of Saratoga?
The battle of Saratoga may also be called the battle-s of Saratoga, since it refers to two engagements (Freeman's Farm on Sept. 19, and Bemis Heights on October 7).
At the same time the British "Philadelphia campaign" of 1777-78 was also going on. Overlapping with the Saratoga battles were the "Paoli Massacre" of September 20 and The Battle of Germantown on October 4.
The next "major" battle after Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga (Oct 17, 1777) is the Battle of Monmouth Court House (New Jersey), June 28, 1778. (This was the last major battle of the Revolution in the North.) But between mid-October and December of 1777 there were several smaller battles between the British and American troops in the Philadelphia region, beginning with the Battle of Red Bank at Fort Mercer (October 22) and including the Siege of Fort Miflin (Nov 10-15), the Battle of White Marsh (Dec 5-8) and the Battle of Matson's Ford (Dec 11).
There was also a small skirmish on May 20, 1778 known as the Battle of Barren Hill [present day Lafayette Hill].
What is the battle of battle of Halls of Montezuma?
Mexico The Halls of Montezuma are in Mexico City and the war in which the phase "Halls of Montezuma" refer to was the Mexican War of 1847. The "Shores of Tripoli" refers the the USMC involvement in the "Barbary Wars" to fight the pirates in Libya.
What hill was the battle of Hastings fought on?
Senlac Hill which is 6miles north of Hastings which is located on the Southeast coast of the England
What was the outcome of the battle of Yorktown?
Cornwallis Surrendered after the Continental army sided with the French and there was over 5,000 of them plus the Continental army.
What was the maximum age for sign-up in World War 2?
IN World War two there was very shortage of food and things you need to help you survive so men had to go to fight in war at 16 the had to go if they want to win war and get the special needs back so the more of them the better chance of winning war and luckily Britain won hooray! But sadly some families had lost a member nothing said that fighting in war was going to be easy men shot injured and killed so basically the age of starting was is 16
Is war a solution to all problems?
