![]() This slowed down the offensive, but nevertheless Germans were progressing. First of all the King Tiger tanks were far too heavy for some of the bridges in Ardennes, they were too wide for the narrow roads and, since it was new construction, they often were breaking down with no way of fixing them in field conditions. ![]() Hitler prepared strong tank units armed with Panthers, Tigers and brand new Tiger II tanks (also known as King Tiger), but was unable to provide them with enough fuel to reach Antwerp, so their secondary goal was to collect supplies of oil while they were attacking through Belgium.Īmerican troops in the area were not prepared to face the armoured enemy, thus Germans were advancing quickly, but soon flaws in the plan begun to emerge. And the element of surprise worked perfectly - they attacked the Allies where and when they were least expecting any brave actions from Germans. The way to achieve that goal was surprising attack of armoured divisions through dense forests in Ardennes mountains, just like they already did back in 1940. His target was the port in Antwerp, used by the Allies to unload the troops and equipment that was later send to the front. But Hitler had other plans - he withdrew what was left of his special forces away from the front, and they were preparing for the push that would stop the Allied invasion and change the face of the conflict. German army seemed to be in pieces and it was matter of weeks or even days when they will surrender. In December 1944 American soldiers were concentrated more on the preparations to return home for Christmas than on pressing on towards Berlin. ![]() Battle of the Bulge (World War II) war movies Battle of the Bulge 16 December 1944 World War II
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