Battle of the Bulge: Why were the Allies surprised?
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Why were the Allies surprised by the German Attack (Operation Wacht am Rhein / The Ardennes Offensive) in late 1944? »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de » All books from MHG: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mhg/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Germany and the Second World War. Volume VII. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg. Band 7. Pogue, Forrest C.: The Ardennes Campaign: The Impact of Intelligence. (Unclassified by the NSA in 2007) https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/declassified-documents/cryptologic-spectrum/assets/files/ardennes_campaign.pdf Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge. United States Army in World War II http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_cont.htm ---Credits & Special Thanks--- The Counter-Design is heavily inspired by Black ICE Mod for the game Hearts of Iron 3 by Paradox Interactive https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/blackice.467/ ---Song---- Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone (the Irony :D) #BattleOfTheBulge,#ArdennesOffensive,#WW2
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