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Artillery shells flying, with loud, thunderous booms signifying their arrival. Bodies flailing, ripped apart by machine guns. German Panzers destroying everything in their path. A blood soaked forest; the Ardennes. The Battle of the Bulge began on December 16, 1944. It was a hard fought allied victory that pitted American, British, Australian, and South African forces against the battle hardened Panzer and SS German divisions. In the heat of the battle, the American 101st division was surrounded

Once upon a time , in a land far far away , there lived 2 identical twin brothers , Phillip & William . Often referred to as Phil and Will , they were the sons of King Phillip IV & Queen Elsa making them the most royal family in all of the land . Even though Phil and Will were identical twins they were very different . Phillip , whose dark curly hair reflected his personality , was an arrogant boy who often used his charm to persuade anyone he talked to . Even at a young age Phillip was determined

in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. I, conversely, will use this statement to introduce the country of Luxembourg. The Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook affirms that Luxembourg is located in Western Europe and is geographically landlocked, as it is bordered by the countries France, Belgium, and Germany (The World Factbook). The Encyclopedia of the Nations states that Luxembourg is one of the smallest nations in the world with an area of 2,586 sq km, which is slightly smaller than Rhode

Luxembourgs flag is divided into three equal size stripes of red, white and blue. The colours originated from the 13th century coat of arms used by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The coat of arms displays a red lion with a striped blue and white background. In the 13th century the country had a banner that represented the dukes of Luxembourg not the nations people. Luxembourg declared its in dependence from Germany in 1835 and officially designed their flag ten years later. This flag is similar to

Germany, France, and Belgium, Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world. In fact, it is the 20th smallest, having only about 500,000 inhabitants (Luxembourg, 2005). The country is also a member of the European Union, also referred to as the EU. Luxembourgish, or Lëtzebuergesch, is a German dialect that is spoken by the people of Luxembourg. Because of their geographic location French, German, and Dutch are often spoken (Luxembourg, 2005). In 2013, Luxembourg became the first country in

their initial thrust capturing the allied supplies. Without a supply of fuel they where sitting ducks but only if they ever ran out. Hitler's last attack had to work or he would be defeated. The plan was to march 85 miles from Southern Belgium to Luxembourg and attack the allies by surprise. The Germans would attack during the Christmas season in the Ardennes Forest, an area where there were only a few allied solders. The invasion was designed to split the American and British armies in half. However

The Battle of the Bulge            The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last chance to win the war or at least make the allies go for a treaty. He did this because his forces were being pushed back into Germany and soon they would run out of supplies and other resources for war. Hitler thought of this bold plan when he recalled how a German hero Frederick the great was facing defeat, Frederick went on a offensive attack at his foe who had superior numbers but the bold moved worked and Hitler

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291st Engineers during the Battle of the Bulge SSG Abdel D. Phipps This essay illustrates and identifies the contributions made by Engineers during the Battle of the Bulge. The Battle of the Bulge (aka the Ardennes Offensive) was a major German offensive launched through the thinly forested Ardennes mountain region on the Western Front (History Net, 2015). Nevertheless, the battle ended up being a decisive allied victory, depleting an already weakened German army as both valuable

The battle of the bulge is an military battle that took place in northern France over the course of December 16, 1944 to January 18, 1945. The beggining of the battle on December 16 the U.S. Army VIII Corps including the 106th Infantry Division. The 28th Infantry Division and also the reduced 9th Armored Division. The 4th Infantry Division set up from north to south. The VIII Corps headquarters was located in Bastogne. The VIII Corps were holding the southern edge of the U.S. First Army front lines