Major Battles in Europe: The Battle of the Bulge

Breaking through the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

30 Divisions of the German Army attacked an American line in the Ardenne Mountains.

Siege of Bastogne

Dec 20, 1944

The Siege lasted 7 days. The 101st Airborne Division kept the German troops from moving forward at the town of Bastogne until part of General Patton's 3rd Army arrived. Office of the 101st Airborne Division remembers The Battle of the Bulge

The Siege Ends

Dec 27, 1944

The Siege of Bastogne ends and German troops were pushed back.

German Troops Withdraw

Jan 7, 1945

Adolf Hitler agreed to withdraw (move) the German troops from the Ardennes. American troops won The Battle of the Bulge.