BATTLE OF THE BULGE In general area of Europe where it took place. Border of France, Luxembourg and Belgium
Dec 22, 2015
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
In general area of Europe where it took place. Border of France, Luxembourg and Belgium
WHERE DID BATTLE OF THE BULGE TAKE PLACE?
Map• After D Day (June 1944)
Allied forces went through German occupied France, Antwerp, and Arnhem before the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944)
• Ardennes Forrest• Headed toward the Meuse
River
Bastogne
Life in the Foxhole
FOXHOLES
SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER“Ike”West Point TrainedBrains behind Operation Torch (invasion of North Africa), DDAY Invasion (Operation Overlord)And the rest of the war.Will become President of the USA!
ALLIED LEADERSHIP
• Anthony McAulliffe• Famous for his reply to
German Commander requesting unconditional surrender
• “NUTS!!!!”
ALLIED LEADERSHIP
General George S. PattonBroke through the German lines at the Battle of the Bulge and saved allied troops at Bastogne
Patton /George C. Scott as Patton
ALLIED LEADERSHIP
GENERAL OMAR BRADLEYUS General at Battle of the BulgeDirectly commanded largest number of troops in WWII Went to West Point He is known as “the soldiers general” because he showed great care and compassion for the “boys”Led Veterans Administration after Retirement
Ike and Patton
German LeadersGenerals Rundstedt and Rommel