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| 1 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive through the ardennes forests in december 1944. | 13 sets | |
| 2 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive through the ardennes forests in december 1944 | 11 sets | |
| 3 | december 1, 1944 last ditch effort by germans to get back to the north sea, allies defend antwerp | 6 sets | |
| 4 | world war ii battle in which german forces launched a final counterattack in the west | 4 sets | |
| 5 | last german attempt at an offensive strike at the allies | 4 sets | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | german counteroffensive in the west | 3 sets | |
| 8 | last german offensive against the invading allies, germany lost | 3 sets | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | wwii battle in which german forces launched a final counterattack in the west | 3 sets | |
| 11 | a battle during world war ii | 3 sets | |
| 12 | some 200,000 germans attacked an initial us force about 80,000 troops | 3 sets | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 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 | term used to describe the actions following the german offensive in the ardennes forest december 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 17 | last german offensive in wwiil hitler attacked through ardennes forest in belgium, pushed allied forces away but allies held; nazi defeat effectively ended wwii | 2 sets | |
| 18 | last german offensive | 2 sets | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | a 1944–1945 battle in which allied forces turned back the last major german offensive of world war ii. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | last german ditch offense | 2 sets | |
| 22 | the last major battle of the european theater, germany last chance | 2 sets | |
| 23 | last major battle in germany | 2 sets | |
| 24 | the final german offensive of world war ii. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | 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 | |
| 26 | ? | 2 sets | |
| 27 | last german offensive in wwii, fought mostly in beligum and france during the winter of 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 28 | germany was almost done (last offensive) | 2 sets | |
| 29 | push of the germans through american lines that was stopped by little supplies | 2 sets | |
| 30 | the battle in which the allied forces ended germany's ability to wage an offensive war | 2 sets | |
| 31 | 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 | |
| 32 | german surprise attack in belgium | 2 sets | |
| 33 | massive german counter attack (germany lost). | 2 sets | |
| 34 | german counteroffensive in december 1944 | 2 sets | |
| 35 | 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 | |
| 36 | the name hitler's last offensive in europe | 2 sets | |
| 37 | 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 | |
| 38 | 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 | |
| 39 | german counter-attack in december 1944 that temporarily slowed the allied invasion of germany (audie murphy was the hero) | 2 sets | |
| 40 | 1944*1945-wwii battle in which the allied forces ended germany's ability to wage an offensive war | 2 sets | |