If you were the commander of a huge military force, would you rush your men into battle if you were not sure of the outcome? Hitler's Plan for turning the war around was totally outrageous. Many of the German plans were being over heard by Allied forces. The fierce battle for Bastogne starts. Hitler's' last hopes were put out when the bombing did not go as good as he had planned. Some facts about the battle are quite unbelievable.
             What is the Battle of the Bulge? The bulge was actually the Germans expanding their territory. They were pushing the Allied forces, mainly the United States and Britain, west. The Allies pushed the Germans back into Germany ending the war.
             On September 16, 1944, Adolf Hitler called a meeting in East Prussia. Here he unfolded his plans for a large attack on Antwerp. This attack was in hopes of breaking up communication between the Allies. They would become frustrated with one another, which would finally lead to a delay in the attack on Germany forces. This would allow Hitler enough time to obtain more natural resources and manpower. Hitler's advisers did not agree with him and offered him a smaller attack to cripple the defenses at Antwerp so a future attack would be easier. Hitler objected. The mission was call WACHT AM RHEIN which means Defense of the Rhein. Hitler hoped that the Allies would believe that Germany was actually taking a defensive position. Hitler also hoped for bad weather so that Allied forces airplanes would have to stay on the ground.
             Hitler's plan was to have twenty-one divisions move from Germany to the Meuse River. On the way, the Germans had to conquer four Allied armies and go without reinforcements or being re-supplied. During this time, many messages were sent and some were actually decoded. However, Hitler kept the build up very quiet. The commanding officers had to sign a paper swearing to keep it a secret.
             The Germans had ...