One incident during the course of this battle saw the execution of 84 prisoners of war in the Malmedy Massacre. Codenamed Operation Watch on the Rhine, this battle included a siege during which one commander replied to a request to surrender with the word "Nuts!" The shifting of George Patton's 3rd Army north to relieve the siege of Bastogne occurred in this battle. Beginning with a German winter offensive through the Ard
One incident during the course of this battle saw the execution of 84 prisoners of war in the Malmedy Massacre. Codenamed Operation Watch on the Rhine, this battle included a siege during which one commander replied to a request to surrender with the word "Nuts!" The shifting of George Patton's 3rd Army north to relieve the siege of Bastogne occurred in this battle. Beginning with a German winter offensive through the Ardennes to try and capture Antwerp, for 10 points, name this "last Blitzkrieg," a defeat for the Nazi army on the Western Front in World War II.
One incident during the course of this battle saw the execution of 84 prisoners of war in the Malmedy Massacre.
Battle of {the Bulge} [accept the {Ardennes Offensive} or the {Von Rundstedt Offensive}]