Montgomery survived this setback, and in 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, was given temporary command of all British and American forces on the north side of the bulging line.
Battle of the Bulge, (December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945), the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II—an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The name Battle of the Bulge was appropriated from Winston Churchill’s optimistic description in May 1940 of the resistance that he mistakenly supposed was being offered to the
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On this day, British Gen. Bernard Montgomery gives a press conference in which he all but claims complete credit for saving the Allied cause in the Battle of the Bulge. He was almost removed from his command because of the resulting American outcry. On December 16, 1944, the Germans attempted to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. The Battle of the
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During the Battle of the Bulge, Bernard Montgomery pulled back the 82nd Airborne Division in what has been described as “one of the worst blunders of the bat
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Montgomery Took Credit For The Battle Of The Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge, Bernard Montgomery pulled back the 82nd Airborne Division in what has been described as “one of the worst blunders of the bat Robert Oulds has written a very useful and thoughtful study of the Battle of the Bulge, which at last gives due credit to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery for his crucial role in ensuring the Allied victory. Hitler’s Ardennes counter-offensive was his last desperate throw on the Western front.
The Germans took 20,000 US POWs in the Battle of The Bulge in Dec 1944. No other allied country had that many prisoners taken in the 1944-45 timeframe. The USA retreat at the Bulge, the only allied army to be pushed back into a RETREAT in the 1944-45 timeframe. Montgomery never suffered a reverse from Mid 1942 until May 1945, from Egypt to Denmark.
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The Germans took 20,000 US POWs in the Battle of The Bulge in Dec 1944. No other allied country had that many prisoners taken in the 1944-45 timeframe. The USA retreat at the Bulge, the only allied army to be pushed back into a RETREAT in the 1944-45 timeframe. Montgomery never suffered a reverse from Mid 1942 until May 1945, from Egypt to Denmark.
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Montgomery survived this setback, and in 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, was given temporary command of all British and American forces on the north side of the bulging line.
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On this day, British Gen. Bernard Montgomery gives a press conference in which he all but claims complete credit for saving the Allied cause in the Battle of the Bulge. He was almost removed from his command because of the resulting American outcry. On December 16, 1944, the Germans attempted to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. The Battle of the
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Thus Montgomery’s comments about his role in the Battle of the Bulge had unintended consequences. American generals were dismayed by Montgomery’s implication that he had rescued them. Montgomery apologized to Eisenhower and the controversy soon subsided. For the Germans, the Battle of the Ardennes, as they called it, had been costly.
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During the Battle of the Bulge, Bernard Montgomery pulled back the 82nd Airborne Division in what has been described as “one of the worst blunders of the bat
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Robert Oulds has written a very useful and thoughtful study of the Battle of the Bulge, which at last gives due credit to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery for his crucial role in ensuring the Allied victory. Hitler’s Ardennes counter-offensive was his last desperate throw on the Western front.
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Battle of the Bulge, (December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945), the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II—an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The name Battle of the Bulge was appropriated from Winston Churchill’s optimistic description in May 1940 of the resistance that he mistakenly supposed was being offered to the
Thus Montgomery’s comments about his role in the Battle of the Bulge had unintended consequences. American generals were dismayed by Montgomery’s implication that he had rescued them. Montgomery apologized to Eisenhower and the controversy soon subsided. For the Germans, the Battle of the Ardennes, as they called it, had been costly.
