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Large scale re-enactment of Battle of the Bulge

(15 Dec 2019) Hundreds of actors re-enacted the American defence of the southern Belgian town of Bastogne during World War II. Sunday's show in Hardigny was part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, when on December 16, 1944, more than 200,000 German troops counter-attacked across the front line in Belgium and Luxembourg. The troops smashhed into battle-weary US soldiers positioned in terrain as foreign to them as it was familiar to the Germans. Yet somehow, the Americans blunted the advance and started turning back the enemy for good, setting allied troops on a roll that would end the war in Europe less than five months later. The German effort pushed its limits as Antwerp remained well out of reach and troops ran out of ammunition, morale and, crucially, fuel. Even the weather turned against the Germans, as the skies finally cleared, allowing the all-powerful allied air force to pound the enemy. Nowhere was that tipping point more visible than in the southern Ardennes town of Bastogne, where surrounded US troops were cut off for days with little ammunition or food. When Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne received a December 22 ultimatum to surrender or face total destruction, he offered one of the most famous — and brief — replies in military history: ""Nuts."" Four days later, Patton's troops broke the encirclement. And so it went with the Battle of the Bulge too, with the US troops gaining momentum after Christmas.   After the fighting ended on 28 January 1945, Allied forces invaded Germany, eventually leading to the Nazi surrender and the end of the war in Europe. Overall, deaths in the month-long battle are estimated in the five digits. The Americans suffered at least 80,000 casualties including more than 10,000 dead, while up to 12,000 were listed killed among some 100,000 German casualties. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...