During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.

Divisions that Fought in the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign

1st Infantry division 2nd Infantry division 4th Infantry division 9th Infantry division 26th Infantry division 28th Infantry division 30th Infantry division 35th Infantry division 45th Infantry division 70th Infantry division 75th Infantry division 76th Infantry division 78th Infantry division 80th Infantry division 83rd Infantry division 84th Infantry division 87th Infantry division 90th Infantry division 94th Infantry division 99th Infantry division 100th Infantry division 106th Infantry division 2nd Armored division 3rd Armored division 4th Armored division 5th Armored division 6th Armored division 7th Armored division 8th Armored division 9th Armored division 10th Armored division 11th Armored division 12th Armored division 17th Airborne division 82nd Airborne division 101st Airborne division

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