battle of the bulge

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the last main attack by the German army during World War II, when they surrounded the Allies' army in Belgium in 1944. (Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 16, 1945) In World War II, the last German offensive on the Western Front, an unsuccessful attempt to divide the Allied forces and prevent an invasion of Germany. The "bulge" refers to the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines. In December 1944, Allied forces were caught unprepared by a German counterthrust in the wooded Ardennes region of southern Belgium. The German drive, led by Gerd von Rundstedt's panzer army, was initially successful but was halted by Allied resistance and reinforcements led by George Patton. The Germans withdrew in January 1945, but both sides suffered heavy losses
final German offensive of WW II in 1944-1945 in which Germany attempted to break through Allied lines on the Western front and retake Antwerp (resulted in an Allied victory)
battle of the bulge

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    bat·tle of the Bulge

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    /ˈbatəl əv ᴛʜē ˈbəlʤ/ /ˈbætəl əv ðiː ˈbʌlʤ/