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The German operation of Wacht am Rhine, also known as the Battle of the Bulge, had not gone as Hitler had envisioned. The vanguard of the 2nd Panzer Division got to within 4 km from the Meuse, where on December 24th, they were stopped by the US 2nd Armored …

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The German operation of Wacht am Rhine, also known as the Battle of the Bulge, had not gone as Hitler had envisioned. The vanguard of the 2nd Panzer Division got to within 4 km from the Meuse, where on December 24th, they were stopped by the US 2nd Armored Division and the British 3rd Royal Tank Regiment. The 2nd Panzer was then forced to retreat by fi erce American counterattacks and the lack of petrol. The Germans would advance no further. On the 25th of December, the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, supported by infantry of the 8th Battalion Rifl e Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) started its combat operations against the Germans to push them back and ran into resistance near Sorinne where a nasty tank duel erupted in near blizzard conditions.

Foy-notre Dame, Sorinne, France

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.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge

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