SS kampfgruppe Peiper (1945)



Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak ~ Sun Tzu
75 years ago, on 25 January 1945, the Battle of the Bulge ended. Designated as the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign by the U.S. Army, the German offensive began on 16 December 1944 as an attempt to drive northwest through the Ardennes forest, take the vital port of Antwerp, destroy U.S. and British forces, and regain the initiative. Hit by thirty German Infantry and Panzer Divisions, U.S. Army units were surprised, but stubbornly fought back. German forces drove almost sixty miles, creating a ‘bulge’ in Allied lines, but were unable to reach the Meuse River, their first operational objective. A later German offensive to the south also failed. By the end of January 1945, forty-six U.S. Army divisions had fought in the campaign and all lost ground was retaken
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