{"id":77359,"date":"2022-10-22T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=77359"},"modified":"2022-10-21T14:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T18:06:55","slug":"battle-of-the-bulge-1944-could-the-german-plan-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/10\/22\/battle-of-the-bulge-1944-could-the-german-plan-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Bulge 1944: Could the German Plan Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0THpux__SXA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Oct 2022<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for Nebula and watch Rhineland 45: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Battle of the Bulge was one of the last German offensives during the Second World War. It caught the US Army off guard in the Ardennes sector but ultimately the Allies prevailed. But did <em>Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein<\/em> (&#8220;Operation Watch on the Rhine&#8221;) ever have a chance to succeed and reach Antwerp?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT US<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/realtimehistory<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/watchnebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/watchnebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nJohn Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nBeevor, Antony: <em>Die Ardennen-Offensive 1944 \u2013 Hitlers letzte Schlacht im Westen<\/em>, C. Bertelsmann Verlag, M\u00fcnchen, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Caddick-Adams, Peter: <em>Snow and Steel \u2013 Battle of the Bulge 1944-45<\/em>, Oxford University Press, New York, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Parker, Danny: <em>Fatal Crossroads \u2013 The untold story of the Malmedy Massacre at the battle of the Bulge<\/em>, Da Capo Press Verlag, Boston, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Kershaw, Ian: <em>Das Ende \u2013 Kampf bis in den Untergang; NS-Deutschland 1944\/45<\/em>, Dt. Verlags-Anstalt, M\u00fcnchen, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Rush, Robert: &#8220;A different Perspective \u2013 Cohesion, Morale, and operational effectiveness in the German Army, Fall 1944&#8221;, in: <em>Armed Forces &#038; Society<\/em>, Vol. 25, No. 3, Washington DC, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Scherer, Wingolf (Hg.): <em>Die letzte Schlacht \u2013 Eifelfront und Ardennenoffensive 1944\/45<\/em> \u2013 Zeitzeugen berichten, Helios Verlag, Aachen, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Schrijvers, Peter: <em>The Unknown Dead &#8211; Civilians in the Battle of the Bulge<\/em>, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Schrijvers, Peter: <em>Those who hold Bastogne \u2013 The true story of the soldiers and civilians who fought in the biggest Battle of the Bulge<\/em>, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Westemeier, Jens: <em>Himmlers Krieger \u2013 Joachim Peiper und die Waffen-SS in Krieg und Nachkriegszeit<\/em>, Ferdinand Sch\u00f6ningh Verlag, Paderborn, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Wijers, Hans: <em>Die Ardennenoffensive \u2013 Band I: Angriff der 6. Pz.Armee und amerikanische Abwehr<br \/>\nim Bereich der 99. US-Inf. Div., 277. Volksgrenadier-Division, 12. Volksgrenadier-Division, 3. Fallschirmj\u00e4ger-Division und der Pz. Brigade 150<\/em> \u2013 Augenzeugenberichte, Helios Verlag, Aachen, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: David Lang, Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller &#038; Florian Wittig<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Toni Steller<br \/>\nSound: Above Zero<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nDigital Maps: Canadian Research and Mapping Association (CRMA)<br \/>\nResearch by: David Lang<br \/>\nFac Checking: Florian Wittig <\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-77361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-22-at-13-36-29-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1944-Could-the-German-Plan-Work-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 21 Oct 2022 Sign up for Nebula and watch Rhineland 45: https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory The Battle of the Bulge was one of the last German offensives during the Second World War. 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