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Ardennes offensive (World War II)
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Ardennes offensive (World War II) (16–24 Dec. 1944) The last desperate counter-attack by the Germans in World War II, also known as the
Battle of the Bulge. In an effort to prevent the Allies' advance into German territory, Field Marshal von
Rundstedt was ordered by
Hitler to launch an attack through the hilly, wooded country of the Ardennes in northern Luxembourg and Belgium. Despite taking their opponents by surprise, the lack of equipment, fuel, air support, and experienced soldiers meant that the Germans did not even come near their target of Antwerp. The advance ground to a halt after eight days, most notably at Bastogne. Allied counterattacks led by
Montgomery and
Bradley cleared the Ardennes by 16 January 1945. The hopeless offensive had resulted in 120,000 German casualties.
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Ardennes of Eden; LAURA DAVIES FINDS RURAL BLISS IN A QUIET CORNER OF FRANCE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 11/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...our mini road trip though the beautiful Ardennes region of northern France, and it...s orchards. The countryside is the Ardennes' main selling point. Unrestricted by...runs on uninterrupted for miles. The Ardennes is small enough for you to take in a...
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Ardennes battlefields now thrive as rustic tourist haven
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/9/2004; ; 588 words
; ...reduced it to rubble, the "pearl of the Ardennes" is shining again. Squeezed between...visitors attracted by the charms of the Ardennes forest. It epitomizes a peaceful, uniting...Champagne fields of northern France, the Ardennes highlands sweep across southeastern Belgium...
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DEC. 16, 1944 TO JAN. 28, 1945: Ardennes battlefields now thrive as rustic tourist haven
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/12/2004; ; 674 words
; ...reduced it to rubble, the "pearl of the Ardennes" is shining again. Squeezed between...visitors attracted by the charms of the Ardennes forest. It epitomizes a peaceful, uniting...Champagne fields of northern France, the Ardennes highlands sweep across southeastern Belgium...
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To Win the Winter Sky: The Air War over the Ardennes, 1944-1945
Magazine article from: Airpower Journal; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the Winter Sky: The Air War over the Ardennes, 1944-1945 by Danny S. Parker. Combined...Most historical work on the second Ardennes offensive focuses on ground operations...that hid the buildup of forces in the Ardennes from Ultra. This fed the predispositions...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Signs of battle _ and gratitude _ in the Ardennes.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...is an especially pleasant part of the Ardennes. Here, in Belgium just west of the...have already read so many plaques in the Ardennes, in Belgium and in Luxembourg. Then...command post during the early stage of the Ardennes Battle, December 22-24,1944...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Holiday `98: What a swell pate this is; ARDENNES TOP OF THE STREET PARADES.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 12/19/1998; 660 words
; ...on a three-day break in the Belgian Ardennes, in the south of the country, home of the famous Ardennes pate. A long line of rain-drenched...the border). You need transport in the Ardennes, by coach or car, to enjoy the rolling...
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Beauty and the battle in Belgium's Ardennes
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/25/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...scholars believe he was thinking of the Ardennes, Belgium's most bucolic and beautiful...terrible battle that raged through the Ardennes 46 years ago. The fighting erupted in...persisted for most of my three days in the Ardennes, I followed the 30-mile circuit...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Why I'm an Ardennes admirer.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 3/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...conceived the notion of exploring the Ardennes. It is where Belgium breaks into hills...destroyed during the Second World War: the Ardennes, so peaceful now, was heavily fought...some villages, such as La Rocheen-Ardennes, being reduced to rubble. There is...
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TOUR DE FRANCE ; The French Ardennes is just a hop across the Channel. Convenient for a quick trip. But Ian White discovered you can't help but slow down to its sleepy pace
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 12/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...take a whistlestop tour of the French Ardennes, that north-east region of rural France...markets, are a big part of life in the Ardennes which is celebrated for its ham, pate...Charleville-Mezieres, capital of the French Ardennes. The capital is, in fact, two towns...
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Battle of the Bulge Dead Are Still Heroes in the Ardennes.(France)
Magazine article from: World and I; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Europeans call it the Battle of the Ardennes, for the great forest surrounding the...of cost, rent, and taxation. In the Ardennes area, there are three cemeteries of...bloodstained, forested hills of the Ardennes in Belgium and in Luxembourg. At Henri...
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Ardennes campaign
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Ardennes campaign, Hitler's final counter...which was launched from the northern Ardennes around Monschau. Simultaneously, another...the choice of the almost impenetrable Ardennes ‘a stroke of genius’...
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Ardennes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ardennes wooded plateau, from 1,600 to 2,300...high, in SE Belgium, N Luxembourg, and Ardennes dept., N France, E and S of the Meuse...shallow depressions. In Germany, the Ardennes is continued by the Eifel. The chief...
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Ardennes offensive (World War II)
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Ardennes offensive (World War II) (16–...through the hilly, wooded country of the Ardennes in northern Luxembourg and Belgium. Despite...by Montgomery and Bradley cleared the Ardennes by 16 January 1945. The hopeless offensive...
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Ardennes Campaign
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Ardennes Campaign (also called Battle of the Bulge ) (16–26 December 1944) The last serious German counter offensive against...
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Battle of the Ardennes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Battle of the Ardennes see Battle of the Bulge .
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