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Battle of the Bulge
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HITLER ADDRESSING THE GENERAL STAFF MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 1944
HITLER:
“I have made a momentous decision.
I shall go over to the counterattack here,
out of the Ardennes, with the objective Antwerp.”
HE POINTED TO A MAP UNROLLED ON HIS DESK
WHILE HIS AUDIENCE SAT IN STUNNED SILENCE
AS THE FEUHRER BEGAN TO OUTLINE HIS PLAN.
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SNAPSHOT OF THE WAR ON DECEMBER 16, 1944
SOURCE OF THE ALLIES’ RATIONALE:
• German forces lost heavily in the hedgerow battle.
• Bombing raids were very effective and Germans suffered serious losses at the western wall as well as in the hedgerow battle.
• Panzers were ready but the fuel shortage could cripple any offensive.
• The attempted putsch had weakened German capability and undermined Hitler’s control of the high command.
• Finally, the Bulgarians and Rumanians had switched sides.
• Italy was wavering and occupied Europe was a caldron of resistance.
• Nobody, especially the Allies, considered the weather.
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PIVOTAL BATTLES THAT IMPACTED WESTERN CIVILIZATION
• BATTLE OF HASTING – 1066 (Who shall rule Britain?)
• BATTLE OF YORKTOWN – 1789 (Who shall own the American colonies?)
• BATTLE IN THE ARGONNE FOREST – 1918 (Who shall dominate Europe?)
• BATTLE OF TOURS – 400 AD (What religion shall dominate Europe? Muslim or Christian?)
• BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – 1863 (One American nation or two?)
• BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL – 1890 (Who will control the Hispanic position in the Americas?)
• BATTLE OF MIDWAY – 1941 (Who shall dominate the Pacific? The US or Japan?)
• BATTLE OF THE BULGE – 1944-45 (Who shall dominate Europe? Germany or the Western Allies?)
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History Channel DVD: Battle of the Bulge
(~25 minutes)
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Jack Libby,
Tank
Commander on
the Ground at the
Battle of the
Bulge
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3rd Armored
Division,
Battle of the
Bulge
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United States Constabulary in the Occupied Zones
1946
Jack Libby
OLLI November, 2011
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Berlin Airlift
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