WWII Liberation of Europe – Attack of the Wehrmacht

Hitler’s Ardennes offensive sought to push the Allies all the way back to the Belgian port of Antwerp, and resultantly sparked some of the wars most grueling battles-Bastonge, St. Vith and The Battle of the Bulge. The Nazi counter-offensive spanned the winter months, catching the already fatigued allied forces off guard. These were, since D-Day, the darkest hours of the war.