Definition of Battle of the Bulge

1. Noun. A battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise.

Exact synonyms: Ardennes Counteroffensive, Battle Of The Ardennes Bulge
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Ardennes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of The Bulge

Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Ontario
Battle of Pydna
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of Rocroi
Battle of Wake
Battle of Wake Island
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
Battle of the Bulge (current term)
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Spanish Armada
Batum
Batumi
Baudelaire
Baudelairean
Baudelairian
Baudelocque's uterine circle
Baudrillardian
Bauer's chromic acid leucofuchsin stain

Literary usage of Battle of the Bulge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"Re-Supplying The Battle of the Bulge A dreaded winter war In October, 1944, one month after the German victory at Arnhem, we in the 81st TCS received a ..."

2. The Final Months of the War with Japan: Signals Intelligence, U. S. Invasion by Douglas J. MacEachim (1999)
"For the Battle of the Bulge they were 59000.M The casualty estimates for the invasion of Japan had been constructed before the receipt of evidence that ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"... and later went on to spend many months in Cairo, India, then in France where he reported on the Battle of the Bulge in memorable fashion. ..."

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