By Ashley Nichols Ronaldo Moran Hitler losing German history of blitzkrieg pushes Wanted to bully the Allies into peace gt focus on Russia Background Information Allies 800000 men 424 armored vehicles ID: 231038
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Battle of the Bulge
By: Ashley Nichols
Ronaldo MoranSlide2
Hitler losing
German history of blitzkrieg pushes
Wanted to “bully” the Allies into peace -> focus on Russia
Background InformationSlide3
Allies
800,000 men
424 armored vehicles
394 guns
Military Background
Germans
500,000 men
500 armored vehicles
1,900 gunsSlide4
General Patton
Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Key FiguresSlide5
Goal to split
As done in the past
Reason to push through the Ardennes
PlanningSlide6
December 16 Germany attacked
Pushed the Allies back into a bulge
German initial success (ground advantage)
The AttackSlide7
Snowstorms
Limited Supplies
Bad Clothing
Geography and impactSlide8
The 101st Airborne and Bastogne
Allied Fighter Bombers
Patton broke through Bastogne on Dec. 26.
Eisenhower directed attack south
Other offensives by Germany
The Allied ResponseSlide9
On January 25th the German operations stopped.
Allies: 20,876 dead and 42,893 wounded
Germany: 15,652 dead and 41,600 wounded
End and AftermathSlide10
The British and the American nation celebrate victory.
May 8th, 1945.
VE-DaySlide11
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