Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill wrote a prayer beseeching God for "fair weather" for this battle.
This battle was the subject of the hastily made propaganda short The Enemy Strikes! Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill wrote a prayer beseeching God for "fair weather" for this battle. During it, the losing side posed as the enemy in "Operation Greif," prompting troops to ask security questions about the capital of Illinois. In this battle, New Year's Day retaliatory killings were committed by the winning side after Joachim Peiper's troops committed the Malmedy Massacre. During this battle, Heinrich Luttwitz requested that Bastogne surrender, leading Anthony McAuliffe to reply "Nuts!" For 10 points, name this 1944-1945 battle fought in the Ardennes region, the last German offensive of World War II.
This battle was the subject of the hastily made propaganda short The Enemy Strikes!
Battle of the Bulge