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The Battle of the
Bulge
By: Matthew Hansen,
Lizzie, Leah, and Declan
Hickey
Key: Blue=Allies
Red=Axis
Vocabulary
1)Bulge as of the Battle of the Bulge: The “bulge” refers to the wedge
that the Germans moved into the Allied lines, it is the bulge around
the Ardennes Forest.
2)The main allied nations involved in World War 2 were, but there
were others as well: Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the
United States.
3) The main axis countries involved in World War 2 were, but there
were others as well: Germany, Japan, and Italy
4) Tank: A large storage compartment, especially for liquid or gas,
or a heavy fighting vehicle on a metal track
Timeline
The Germans
tried to push the
Allied lines back.
December
16, 1944
The Germans
formed a
bulge around
the Ardennes
forest.
December
1944
Allied forces,
America and
Britain joined
to fight the
Germans.
December
1944
The U.S. first*,
British 2nd
and U.S. 3rd
armies
attempted to
batter the
Bulge.
Late
December
1944
The allies
met fierce
resistance
from the 5th,
7th and 6th
panzer
armies
Late
December
1944 to early
January 1945
Timeline/Summary
Fighting
ensued
Early
January
1945
The Nazis hit
a shortage of
fuel
Mid
January
1945
The Nazis
surrendered
January
25th 1945
Summary
The Battle of the Bulge was
a German offensive battle in
Belgium and Luxembourg
that Germany lost to the
allied forces due to fuel
shortages. The Germans were
trying to push the allied
forces back, which is where
the name “bulge” came from.
This battle helped the Allied
forces, and the impact on
war was that it is seen as
Hitler’s last major offensive
in World War II.
Technologies
On the left, there
is a Tiger Tank,
and on the right
there is a
Sherman Tank.
Tiger Tank: Pushed the boundaries, Length: 20 ft. 8 in., Width: 11 ft. 8 in.,
Height: 9 ft. 10 in, Weight: 62.72 tons, Created by Germany
Sherman Tank: length=19 feet 4 inches width=8 feet 7 inches height=9 feet
weight=33 tons crew=5 was designed and created by the U.S.
Karabiner 98 Kurtz was a small German gun
The Luger is a German pistol that was reliable and deadly
Trains were used to transport
More advanced medicine
Casualties and Maps
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America had 89,000 casualties
The British had 125,000 casualties
Germany had 850,000 casualties
Overall 1,246,000 casualties
This map shows
where the Battle of
the Bulge took place
in relation to where
Germany is on the
map. You can see
why Belgium was
land that Germany
This is a
map of the
battle
plans and
advances.
This is an image of
casualties from the
Battle of the Bulge.
Allied and Axis Countries involved
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***the
circles are
where the
battle took
place***
America, Britain, and Germany were involved in The Battle of the
Bulge.
Germany was an axis power
America and Britain were allied powers
France, Canada, Belgium, and luxembourg worked to defend their
territory and partially helped the allied powers
Germany
Great Britain
North America
Video and Interesting Facts
● The allies missed several early warnings
of an offensive.
● Hitler’s General advised against the attack
●
Bad phone connection, because of a bad
landline,
helped lead to catastrophe for one U.S. division.
● German troops used stolen U.S. army
Uniforms to wreak havoc behind allied lines
● U.S. troops mounted a famous defense
of the Town of Bastogne, Belgium.
● It marked the first time the U.S. army was
desegregated during WWII, it was desegregated
Because the U.S. needed more men and called
on black G.I.s and some 2,500 African Americans were desegregated.
● Weather patterns played a major role in the outcome of the battle.
● Fuel Shortages caused the Germans to falter and lose the battle
Major Leaders/Why is it called the
“bulge”?
George S. Patton, U.S.
Walter Model, Germany
Why is the battle called
the Battle of the Bulge?
It is called the Battle of
the Bulge because the
Bernard Montgomery, Great Britain
the Germans created a
bulge around the area
of the Ardennes forest
in pushing through the
American defensive.
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