Question

During the Battle of the Bulge, U.S. forces were:

A. pushed back by German forces.
B. able to land troops during the D-Day invasion.
C. able to liberate Paris from German control.
D. victorious over a desperate German attack.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.

This battle took place on from December 16, 1945 to January 16, 1945. This episode of World War Two is also known as the Ardennes Offensive. It is considered as the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. By the winter of 1944, Nazi Germany's situation was very bad. Soviet troops were just around the corner of the Fatherland. Adolf Hitler intended to launch an attack through the dense Ardennes Forest. It was a total disaster. The Germans lost over 100,000 men, 700 tanks and 1,600 planes, losses they could never replace.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) pushed back by German forces.

During the Battle of the Bulge, the United States forces were pushed back by German forces.

The Battle of the Bulge was fought in one month. It started on December 16, 1944, and ended in January 16, 1945. This combat was a major attack from the German troops against the United States forces, in a last attempt to push the Allies armies back, outside German territory. At first, the Battle of the Bulge resulted in some benefits for the Germans but in the end, they couldn’t contend the Allied forces.