Patton’s Counter Offensive

Patton's Third Army offensive to relieve Bastogne where elements of the U.S. 11th Armored and 35th Infantry Divisions attack the German 326th Volksgrenadier Division and units of the Panzer Lehr Division.

1944-12-31

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Patton's Third Army offensive to relieve Bastogne where elements of the U.S. 11th Armored and 35th Infantry Divisions attack the German 326th Volksgrenadier Division and units of the Panzer Lehr Division.

Bastogne, Belgium

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg, towards the end of the war in Europe. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy four Allied armies and force the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor.

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