Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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chris >>you think violence solves all problems -- This not the glory days of WWII.<<

The initial advance was also greatly assisted by surprise. The German General in charge of the offensive Von Rundstedt

Once the offensive started, the German forces once again relied on their radios, and Intelligence played a major influence in the Allies locating and destroying German units.

The German advance was effectively stalled short of the Meuse River

They had outrun their supply lines, and shortages of fuel and ammunition were becoming critical. Improving weather brought the massive Allied air superiority back into play. The Germans retreated from Bastogne on January 13

The battle officially ended on January 27

The Americans lost 75,522 men (killed, wounded, missing or captured), the British lost 1,408 and the Germans lost 67,675 men.

January 1944
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you got it right -- there is no glory in war -- but we owe our freedom to such "violent" men