The Battle of the Bulge
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Impact of the Battle of the Bulge on Hitler
Operation plunder took place in March 45, and although the German forces were spent by that stage, there was still a lot of fighting going on. Around 300,000 troops were trapped in this enormous pocket and surrendered. Hitler seemed to write it off fairly quickly, and he did his normal trick of blaming his generals. He said they wouldn't listen to his advice, and it was all their fault,. If they'd done what he'd said in the first place, it would have succeeded.
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