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| 1 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive through the ardennes forests in december 1944 | 11 sets | |
| 2 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive through the ardennes forests in december 1944. | 10 sets | |
| 3 | december 1, 1944 last ditch effort by germans to get back to the north sea, allies defend antwerp | 6 sets | |
| 4 | december, 1944-january, 1945 - after recapturing france, the allied advance became stalled along the german border. in the winter of 1944, germany staged a massive counterattack in belgium and luxembourg which pushed a 30 mile "bulge" into the allied lines. the allies stopped the german advance and threw them back across the rhine with heavy losses. | 4 sets | |
| 5 | world war ii battle in which german forces launched a final counterattack in the west | 4 sets | |
| 6 | last german attempt at an offensive strike at the allies | 4 sets | |
| 7 | final german offensive in west; hitler's reserves in belgium and luxembourg; germany made bulge in allied force line, but recovered and repelled germans, clearing path -> berlin | 3 sets | |
| 8 | wwii battle in which german forces launched a final counterattack in the west | 3 sets | |
| 9 | german counteroffensive in the west | 3 sets | |
| 10 | a battle during world war ii | 3 sets | |
| 11 | last german offensive against the invading allies, germany lost | 3 sets | |
| 12 | some 200,000 germans attacked an initial us force about 80,000 troops | 3 sets | |
| 13 | this was germany's last attempt at success against the allies during wwii. this was an epic failure and basically served as a way to waste men, supplies, and fuel. the germans went through belgium (which was a bad idea because belgium was a neutral country, and it caused more tension and hostility) to get to the western front for this historic offensive battle. | 3 sets | |
| 14 | a 1944–1945 battle in which allied forces turned back the last major german offensive of world war ii. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | gr. last, desperate attack | 2 sets | |
| 16 | last german offensive | 2 sets | |
| 17 | a 1944-1945 battle in which allied forces turned back the last major german offensive of world war ii | 2 sets | |
| 18 | lasted from december 16, 1944 to january 28, 1945, was the largest land battle of wwii in which the united states participated. more than a million men fought in this battle, including some 600,000 germans, 500,000 americans, and 55,000 british. the battle of the bulge was very costly in terms of both men and equipment. hitler's last-ditch attempt to bring germany back into winning the war had failed and germany's final defeat was only months away. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | ? | 2 sets | |
| 20 | the battle of the bulge, which lasted from december 16, 1944, to january 28, 1945, was the largest land battle of wwii in which the usa participated. more than a million men fought in this battle, including dome 600,000 germans, 500,000 americans, and 55,000 british. the battle of the bulge was very costly in terms of both men and equipment. hitler's last-ditch attempt to bring germany back into winning the war had failed and germany's final defeat was only months away. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | push of the germans through american lines that was stopped by little supplies | 2 sets | |
| 22 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive in the ardennes forest december 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 23 | last major battle in germany | 2 sets | |
| 24 | the final german offensive of world war ii. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | last german offensive in wwii, fought mostly in beligum and france during the winter of 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 26 | germany was almost done (last offensive) | 2 sets | |
| 27 | the last major battle of the european theater, germany last chance | 2 sets | |
| 28 | last german ditch offense | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the battle in which the allied forces ended germany's ability to wage an offensive war | 2 sets | |
| 30 | massive german counter attack (germany lost). | 2 sets | |
| 31 | world war ii battle in december 1944 between germany and allied troops that was the last german offensive in the west. | 2 sets | |
| 32 | the name hitler's last offensive in europe | 2 sets | |
| 33 | a month long battle of wwii in which the allies turned back the last major german offensive of the war (occorred in the ardennes region in luxemberg and belgium | 2 sets | |
| 34 | german counteroffensive in december 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 35 | "german force, commanded by marshal von rundstedt, broke the thinly held american front in the belgian | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the goal of these operations as planned by the germans was to split the british and american allied line in half, capturing antwerp and then proceeding to encircle and destroy four allied armies, forcing the western allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the axis's favor. the ardennes attack was planned in total secrecy in almost total radio silence. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | fought december 16, 1944; germans final desperate bid to break the allies; germans attacked with 2 armies hoping to take antwerp (the main allied base) | 2 sets | |
| 38 | germany's last counterattack. strategy: they knew we traveled in clumps and that there was power in numbers. so they pushed them westward into belgium and northern france so that there was no longer a strong clump | 2 sets | |
| 39 | german surprise attack in belgium | 2 sets | |
| 40 | 1944*1945-wwii battle in which the allied forces ended germany's ability to wage an offensive war | 2 sets | |