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(1/6) TANKS! Battle of the Bulge (GDH)

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Opis:	SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT WORLD WAR II VIDEOS This episode of TANKS! examines the Ardennes offensive launched by the German Army into Belgium and Luxemburg. The battle is commonly referred too in the United States as the Battle of the Bulge. The German Army was suffering defeat upon defeat in the east. The Soviet Unions offensive doctrine had become more complex and detailed in scope. Operation Bagration dealt a sweeping blow to Army Group Center. Almost an entire army group was destroyed in detail. The German Armys casualties were more than the replacement army could re-introduce into combat. The more powerful T-34/85 and especially the IS-2 were deployed in mid-1944. The IS-2 was equipped with the 122mm cannon. This cannon could penetrate 160mm of armor plate. More importantly the kinetic energy delivered by the 122mm could disable a Tiger or Panther without penetrating. (GDH) Hitler realized that any offensive on the eastern front in 1944 would fail. The Soviet forces were far too strong to make any impression. Hitler summarized that the logical attack should be directed at the Italians of the western alliance. The Americans. The Allies suffered from serious manpower shortages. Replacements were not making good the combat losses. Eisenhower made the decision to take a calculated risk, by leaving the Ardennes section covered with a light presence. Green and exhausted units were placed in this area. (GDH) The shock of the initial assault dumfounded most in the Allied High Command. The Allied lines on the North and South shoulders held. However, in the central area the Germans completely broke through. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions raced to the area. The 101st made their heroic stand at Bastonge in this sector. (GDH) The American counter-attack, with limited UK support, drove the Germans back to their start lines in January 1945. Most casualties occurred during this counter-offensive. By the end of the Battle of the Bulge, Americans had suffered 20,000 killed in action.
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Tagi: Tanks German Germans Army Allies American Americans Eisenhower Ardennes Hitler Soviet 1944 Bastonge Battle of the Bulge GDHouston

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