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Battle of the Bulge

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Battle of the Bulge

unsuccessful attempt by Germans to push Allies back from German territory (1944–1945). [Ger. Hist.: EB, II: 360–361]
See: Battle

Battle of the Bulge

final, futile German WWII offensive (1944–1945). [Eur. Hist.: Hitler, 1148–1153, 1154–1155]
See: Defeat
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They remain unsung heroes; but as in the Battle of the Bulge, their actions speak louder than the medals.
The German offensive ended in failure and, with more than 19,000 deaths, the Battle of the Bulge became the single biggest and bloodiest battle US forces experienced in WW2.
In addition, he personally visited Belgian families and individuals who shared quite frankly their stories of fear and suffering during the Battle of the Bulge. From these various references, Schrijvers compiled noncombatants' harrowing stories of life and death under heavy artillery barrages, German aerial attacks, and massive bombings by Allied air forces.
To answer these questions, Battle of the Bulge provides alternate versions of some of the major battles of Northwest Europe, 6 June 1944 to 7 May 1945.
FAT FRIENDS: Everybody's favourite `flabulous' ladies are back, still struggling with the battle of the bulge. (Thank goodness none of them are successful - `skinny soulmates' doesn't quite have the same ring about it).
A gripping true life saga and one that belongs in every World War II Military History collection, The Longest Winter: The Battle Of The Bulge And The Epic Story Of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon is an impressively written military history by author Alex Kershaw, and published on the 60 anniversary of that famous and infamous battle.
My father, a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge, passed away two years ago."
The latest pictures of model Sophie Dahl certainly prove that she has won the battle of the bulge.
Speaking of which, we are still fighting the battle of the bulge with our fat cat Jason.
He was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, and saw action at the Battle of the Bulge and Normandy.
He said yesterday: "It has been a battle of the bulge for the last two months.
That applied to nothing as much as the Battle of the Bulge, one of the pivotal clashes of that historic struggle.
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