Battle of the Bulge
By: Jane D.
"If it were not for the will and the determination of those men to stop the superior forces of the German Army, a different chapter of history would have been written than the present."
-Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton
Commander of the 8th Corps.

    On December 16, 1944 the Germans attacked the 106th Infantry Division. It was the coldest, snowiest weather in memory on the German/Belgium border. The Battle of the Bulge is described as "the greatest American battle of the second world war and it will, I believe, always be considered as a great American victory," by Sir Winston Churchill.
    The goal of the Germans was to reach the sea, trap four allied armies and compel negotiated peace on the Western front. In the end there were 100,000 German casualties, 81,000 American casualties and 1,400 British casualties. In the 106th Infantry Division alone 564 were killed, 1,246 wounded and 7,001 were missing. This battle was also known as "the worst battle-in terms of losses- for the American forces in WW2."
    Things had worked out differently than the Germans had planned for their last attempt to win the war. The Germans did achieve surprising the Americans but that's about the only thing in their plans that worked out for them. The Americans were determined to win this battle and they did. The battle of the Bulge started on December 16th, 1944 and ended January 28th, 1945.

Information from:
http://helios.acomp.usf.edu/~dsargent/bestbulge2.htm
http://www.mm.com/user/jpk/battle.htm

Pictures from:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/gallery/images/06.jpg
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bulge/gallery/images/08.jpg