Battle of the bulge
- Americans and Canadians trap German troops in the Falaise Gap
- Summer 1944
- used Germans pincher tactics against them
- Germans surrenderOperation Market Garden-Sept 1944
- Allies tried to get to Berlin before Russians
- Allies failedThe Battle of the Bulge-German counteroffensive
- middle of winter
- not successful
- thought Americans were soft
Summery
The Battle of the Bulge was to split the American and British forces in two, capture supplies and take the Western Front. While initially successful, the surprise German counteroffensive was fought back by the americans.
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