1. Battle of the Bulge By: Ethan Guenther

2. Background ●Half a year after D-Day ●Germany losing control of France ●Germany launched desperate assult

3. Setting ●Eastern France ●Along French/German Border ●December 1944 - January 1945

4. Important People ●Adolf Hitler ●Planned battle ●Wanted to end American and British Advance ●Figured America would surrender General George S Patton ●Killed in 1945 ●Lead American Side

5. What Happened? ●Last major German offensive ●Created a bulge in American/British attack ●German offensive halted a month later ●Casualties: o 90,908 Allied-19,200 killed, 48,469 injured, 23,239 missing o 100,000 Axis-specifications unknown

6. Cold ●Winter was cold and wet. ●No heat or fire. ●Many medical Conditions

7. Questions ●Where and when did the Battle of the Bulge occur? ●What affect did the Battle of the Bulge have on the war overall? ●What were the conditions of the Battlefield?

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