<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> American soldiers of the 117th Infantry Regiment , Tennessee National Guard , part of the 30th Infantry Division , move past a destroyed American M5A1 `` Stuart '' tank on their march to recapture the town of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge , January 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 16 December 1944 -- 25 January 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The Ardennes : Belgium , Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Allied offensive plans delayed by five or six weeks </Li> <Li> Disastrous offensive in the Ardennes exhausted the resources of Germany on the Western Front . The German collapse opened the way for the Allies ultimately to break the Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Soviet offensive in Poland launched on 12 January 1945 , eight days earlier than originally intended . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nazi Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Li> <Li> ( Supreme Allied Commander ) </Li> <Li> Bernard Montgomery </Li> <Li> ( 21st Army Group , First U.S. Army , Ninth U.S. Army ) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> Omar Bradley </Li> <Li> ( 12th U.S. Army Group ) </Li> <Li> Courtney Hodges </Li> <Li> ( First U.S. Army ) </Li> <Li> George S. Patton </Li> <Li> ( Third U.S. Army ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Hitler </Li> <Li> ( Leader and Chancellor ) </Li> <Li> Walter Model </Li> <Li> ( Army Group B) </Li> <Li> Gerd von Rundstedt </Li> <Li> ( OB West ) </Li> <Li> Hasso von Manteuffel </Li> <Li> ( 5th Panzer Army ) </Li> <Li> Sepp Dietrich </Li> <Li> ( 6th Panzer Army ) </Li> <Li> Erich Brandenberger </Li> <Li> ( 7th Army ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 6 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored divisions </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> 228,741 men </Dd> <Dd> 483 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 499 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,921 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 971 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 15 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 6 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 541,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 1,616 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,713 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 5,352 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 2,408 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 22 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 700,520 men </Dd> <Dd> 4,155 artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 2,428 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,912 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 7,079 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,181 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 6,000 aircraft </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 13 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 7 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 brigade </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> ~ 300,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 557 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 667 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,261 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,224 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 449,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 423 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 608 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,496 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,131 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 383,016 men </Dd> <Dd> 216 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 414 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 907 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,256 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> American </Dt> <Dd> 105,102 casualties . </Dd> <Dd> 19,000 killed , </Dd> <Dd> 62,500 wounded , </Dd> <Dd> 23,500 captured or missing </Dd> <Dd> 700 -- 800 + tanks , tank destroyers , and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 1000 aircraft lost , over 647 in December and 353 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> <Dt> British </Dt> <Dd> 1,408 ( 200 killed , 969 wounded , and 239 missing )
<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> American soldiers of the 117th Infantry Regiment , Tennessee National Guard , part of the 30th Infantry Division , move past a destroyed American M5A1 `` Stuart '' tank on their march to recapture the town of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge , January 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 16 December 1944 -- 25 January 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The Ardennes : Belgium , Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Allied offensive plans delayed by five or six weeks </Li> <Li> Disastrous offensive in the Ardennes exhausted the resources of Germany on the Western Front . The German collapse opened the way for the Allies ultimately to break the Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Soviet offensive in Poland launched on 12 January 1945 , eight days earlier than originally intended . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nazi Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Li> <Li> ( Supreme Allied Commander ) </Li> <Li> Bernard Montgomery </Li> <Li> ( 21st Army Group , First U.S. Army , Ninth U.S. Army ) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> Omar Bradley </Li> <Li> ( 12th U.S. Army Group ) </Li> <Li> Courtney Hodges </Li> <Li> ( First U.S. Army ) </Li> <Li> George S. Patton </Li> <Li> ( Third U.S. Army ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Hitler </Li> <Li> ( Leader and Chancellor ) </Li> <Li> Walter Model </Li> <Li> ( Army Group B) </Li> <Li> Gerd von Rundstedt </Li> <Li> ( OB West ) </Li> <Li> Hasso von Manteuffel </Li> <Li> ( 5th Panzer Army ) </Li> <Li> Sepp Dietrich </Li> <Li> ( 6th Panzer Army ) </Li> <Li> Erich Brandenberger </Li> <Li> ( 7th Army ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 6 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored divisions </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> 228,741 men </Dd> <Dd> 483 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 499 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,921 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 971 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 15 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 6 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 541,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 1,616 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,713 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 5,352 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 2,408 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 22 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 700,520 men </Dd> <Dd> 4,155 artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 2,428 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,912 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 7,079 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,181 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 6,000 aircraft </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 13 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 7 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 brigade </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> ~ 300,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 557 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 667 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,261 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,224 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 449,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 423 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 608 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,496 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,131 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 383,016 men </Dd> <Dd> 216 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 414 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 907 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,256 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> American </Dt> <Dd> 105,102 casualties . </Dd> <Dd> 19,000 killed , </Dd> <Dd> 62,500 wounded , </Dd> <Dd> 23,500 captured or missing </Dd> <Dd> 700 -- 800 + tanks , tank destroyers , and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 1000 aircraft lost , over 647 in December and 353 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> <Dt> British </Dt> <Dd> 1,408 ( 200 killed , 969 wounded , and 239 missing )
what was the outcome of the battle of bulge
what was the outcome of the battle of bulge
Allied victory
Allied victory