BATTLE OF BULGE

(ARDENNES
COUNTEROFFENSIVE)
(Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein)

VEHICLES(US)
M4A3
SHERMAN

M18 GUN MOTOR

CARRIGE HELLCAT

M10 GMC
WOLWERINE

M5A1
STUART

P 47 THUNDERBOLT

VEHICLES(GERMANY)
PANZERKAMPFWAGE
N 6 TIGER AUSF. B

PANZERJAGER TIGER
AUSF. B

PANTHER

INITIAL GERMAN ASSAULT

Germans had
started the
assault in
blizzard because
of they did not
want to sustain
losses to allied
air superiority.
But Germans
were effected
worse due to fuel
shortage and
poor road station.

ATTACK ON THE NORTHEN

SHOULDER
1. SS Panzer Division
which was the best
panzer division in
western front attacked
Elsenborn Ridge.
Assault was
unsuccessiful due to
fuel shortage and lack
of well trained
soldiers.However it
newest and strongest
tank Tiger 2 consumed
a gallon of fuel for half
mile.

GERMANS ADVANCE
WEST
Germans was taking
the fuel from towns
which they have
captured but American
forces started to
taking fuel from the
towns which about to
fall and tried to blow
up bridges for stop
German advance.Due
to lack of fuel German
forces was not able
continue their assault.

GERMAN ADVANCE
HALTED
Supply line
between German
forces was cut by
US forces because
of this German
forces could not
advance.US forces
pushed back
German forces and
they had started a
counter offensive.

ATTACK IN THE CENTER

Germans attack with infantry divisions and
fifth panzer army.This attack was the most
bloodiest attack during Battle of Bulge.
The official U.S. Army history
states: "At least seven
thousand [men] were lost
here and the figure probably
is closer to eight or nine
thousand. The amount lost in
arms and equipment, of
course, was very substantial.
The Schnee Eifel battle,
therefore, represents the
most serious reverse
suffered by American arms
during the operations of

OPERATION GREIF AND OPERATION WAHRUNG

For Operation Greif, Otto
Skorzeny successfully
infiltrated a small part of his
battalion of Englishspeaking Germans disguised
in American uniforms behind
the Allied lines.
General Dwight Eisenhower
as "Krautsspeaking perfect
Englishraising hell, cutting
wires, turning road signs
around, spooking whole
divisions, and shoving a
bulge into our defenses."

ATTACK IN THE SOUTH

In this operation the
most important point
was Bastogne.Germans
surrounded Bastogne
and cut all of its supply
lines.Allied forces had
lack of ammunition
medic food.By 22
december artillery
ammunition was
reduced to 10 rounds
per piece per day.

ALLIED
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
ON 23 december
weather conditions
started to improve
allowing Allied Air
Forces to attack.Allied
started to massive air
offensive and they was
able to airdrop supplies.

DECESIVE ALLIED
VICTORY

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