The History of the Twentieth Century

Hitler interpreted Germany's military reversals as evidence of sabotage by high-ranking traitors in the German Army. He started replacing his commanders with ones who had strong Nazi credentials, whether they had military experience or not.

As Germany's military situation grew worse, its Nazi leadership--Adolf Hitler in particular--became increasingly detached from reality.

The German Fifth Panzer Army surrounded and beseiged the US 101st Airborne Division in the Belgian town of Bastogne.

On December 16, 1944, the German Army began a last-ditch offensive on the Western Front, triggering what became known as "The Battle of the Bulge."

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