The Battle of the Bulge or 'Ardenne Offensive' (Belgium) was a last ditched operation mounted by the German Army against the US in December 1944. It was fought in Belgium, hence the name. Dignitaries gather in Belgium to mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge and the out-gunned US soldiers who fought on after declaring 'Nuts!' My dad and all those who fought in the Battle of the Bulge never forgot what they experienced on the battlefields of Europe – the bloody consequences of fascism, demagoguery and anti-Semitism. to the Nazis' call for a surrender The U.S. Army Battle of the Bulge. The First Battle of Ypres was fought October 19 to November 22, 1914, during World War I as the Allies sought to protect the Channel ports. Battle of Belgium Date May 10–28, 1940 Location Belgium and Luxembourg Victor German victory Contenders Belgium France Luxembourg United Kingdom Netherlands Germany Military Leaders Maurice Gamelin Maxime Weygand Lord Gort Leopold III Grand Duchess Charlotte H.G. The Battle of Mons was the last of four “Battles of the Frontiers” that took place over as many days on the Western Front between Allied and German forces in the opening month of World War I. The Battle of Belgium was part of Hitler's Blitzkrieg in western europe in the spring of 1940. Winkelman Gerd von Rundstedt Fedor von Bock Unit Strength 144 divisions 13,974 guns 3,384 tanks 2,249 …

(Left) American engineers emerge from the woods and move out of defensive positions after fighting in the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium.