Battle of the Bulge map
Map shows the bulge in the Allied lines after the German Ardennes Offensive, December 1944, that gave the Battle of the Bulge its name.
![Battle of the Bulge map This map depicts series of German offensives on the border of France and Germany in World War 2 in December 1945.](https://dev.ncpedia.org/sites/default/files//styles/anchor_images/public/p23map.jpg?itok=HDRrWKPd)
Cirillo, Roger. Ardennes-Alsace: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. 1995. Washington, D.C. United States Army Center of Military History. https://www.history.army.mil/brochures/ardennes/aral.htm.
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