Elsenborn Ridge
Part of World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Date December 1944 - January 1945 Location The Ardennes Result Allied victory
Combatants
United States 2nd Division 99th Division 1st Division 78th Division	Nazi Germany

The Elsenborn Ridge is a mountainous area in the Ardennes forest that is notable for its role in the Battle of the Bulge. Inexperienced American infantry units defended against the elite spearhead forces of the German Army, preventing them from reaching the Meuse River. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States United Kingdom Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Bernard L. Montgomery Omar N. Bradley George S. Patton, Jr. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Ardennes (pronounced ar-DEN) (Dutch: Ardennen) is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... The 2nd Infantry Division (Medium) is a formation of the United States Army. ... The 99th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. // Activated: 15 November 1942 Overseas: 30 September 1944 Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe Days of combat: 151 Distinguished Unit Citations: 2 Awards: MH-1 ; DSC-16 ; DSM-1 ; SS-252; LM-6; DFC... The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army —nicknamed “The Big Red One” after its shoulder patch—is the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army. ... The 78th Infantry Division is a unit of the United States Army which served in World War I and World War II, and remains on the organized rolls. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Ardennes (pronounced ar-DEN) (Dutch: Ardennen) is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Bernard L. Montgomery Omar N. Bradley George S. Patton, Jr. ... The Meuse (Maas) at Maastricht Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch & German Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...

External links

Battle of the Bulge: U.S. Troops Fight at Elsenburn Ridge