Battle Of The Bulge Weather
The bulge refers to the wedge that the germans drove into the allied lines during their ultimately unsuccessful attempt to push the allies back from german home territory.
Battle of the bulge weather. Weather patterns played a major role in the battle s outcome. The battle of the bulge was a battle that took place late in december of 1944 and early january of 1945. Cold weather although the information we had received about the battle of the bulge from articles in the stars and stripes was old and sketchy nevertheless the situation must have required help from our division as we headed north in trucks on january 6 1945. Battle of the bulge.
Vith during the battle of the bulge january 1945. Along with facing down enemy gunfire and shelling troops at the battle. 8 things you may not know about the battle of the bulge. The battle of the bulge and the weather extract from the book.
The battle was a last ditch attempt by hitler to split the allies in two in their drive towards germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. On a map it looks like the. Part of the western front of world war ii. And men of tommy moorman s twenty first weather squadron were in the thick of it.
Weather effects during the battle of the bulge and the normandy invasion abstract a general description of the terrain of the ardennes ejiel area is given and weather related decisions concerning the final attack date and the buildup of the german offensive push are noted. The battle of the bulge fought over the winter months of 1944 1945 was the last major nazi offensive against the allies in world war two. In that battle the germans drove deep into american lines. Thor s legion weather support to the us air force and army.
Battle of the bulge december 16 1944 january 16 1945 the last major german offensive on the western front during world war ii.