Account of the battle of the bulge

In a subterranean lair, it is revealed the officer is Col. The woods were patrolled, and near the woods a few POWs were flushed out. We withdrew to an assembly area and on the following day we jumped off into the attack.

The medic was just behind me and was knocked down. Battle of the Bulge — Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division advance in a snowstorm behind the tank in a move to attack Herresbach, Belgium In the build-up to the Bulge, all Allied armored divisions on the Western Front were disengaged from combat.

The 3rd Army push to break through to Bastogne was hours-old. It took us two hours to relieve Fox Company and then on to relieve Easy Company. For weeks, evidence had been accumulating that the Germans were preparing for a push on the Western Front. We heard the mission for the day. But accounts from others indicate that they asked questions about how well the American troops could stand a German attack.

Arrival at Werbomont We drove for some time and arrived at our destination that night. It became a reality, however, on Nov. The Allies chose to defend the Ardennes with as few troops as possible due to the favorable terrain a densely wooded highland with deep river valleys and a rather thin road network and limited Allied operational objectives in the area.

Even the encirclement and destruction of multiple Soviet armies, as inwould still have left the Soviets with a numerical superiority. For the first few days the going was exceptionally rough.

Guffy encounters Weaver, who has taken command of a small force of wounded men, and the surviving Americans head to the depot, the same one where the wounded Kiley is recovering. For a man whose ambitions would one day take him to the White House, it would have been political suicide.

The breakthrough came all along the 99th and th division sectors on our right flank. Eisenhower the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front and his staff chose to hold the Ardennes region which was occupied by the U. With Baker Company leading, our objective was to clear the woods and then take the town of Hol Fortuna.

Arrival at Werbomont We drove for some time and arrived at our destination that night. The lines along the Ardennes were not strongly manned. Although he realized nothing significant could be accomplished in the Eastern Fronthe still believed an offensive against the Western Allies, whom he considered militarily inferior to the Red Army, would have some chances of success.

We went through fast, all guns firing, directly up that road to burst through before they had time to flee. Their front lines in the west had been considerably shortened by the Allied offensive and were much closer to the German heartland.

It was then we learned that the Jerries had cut our communications and had given us the order to retreat. We unloaded and dug in for the night near Werbomont, Belgium. We lost one man at the creek, but the majority made it across.

The next morning we fell in and started down a mountain road. The train finally came. Because of the sacrifices involved. Facing the dangers of a foggy night, Col.

The Battle of the Bulge lasted from Dec. 16, to Jan. 25, It was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. For the Americans, out oftroops involved in the battle, 89, were casualties. My personal account of the Battle of the Bulge.

After our stay in Holland: After our stay in Holland was ended, we were transported by truck, November 16, to the Suippes and Sisonne, France area.

In mid-Decemberthe 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, led by Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams, was linked to the 87th Infantry Division and involved in probing operations along the Siegfried Line on the boundary with Lorraine.

The Battle of the Bulge (16 December – 25 January ) was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France. For the American men who spent the winter of ’44 trapped inside a perimeter 70 miles wide and 50 miles deep, surrounded byGerman soldiers, it was known as the Battle of the Bulge.

And within the pages of this special issue, you’ll get a first-hand look at what they experienced. I was assigned to M Company of the 23rd Infantry of the Second Division on 15 January someplace in Belgium. It was very cold, with lots of snow.

Sometimes there was a lot of shelling by the Germans, and many battles around the Omdemolivildengin Pass near St. Vith, Belgium as part of the Battle of the Bulge.

Account of the battle of the bulge