In the fall of 1944, allied troops had completed the successful invasion of Normandy retaking Paris at the end of August. In September, the allies embarked on Operation Market Garden to liberate Holland and open a highway and supply line that would allow for a quick invasion of Germany. Although ultimately unsuccessful, the operation severely weakened the German army’s ability to resist the oncoming allied advance. However, in December of 1944, Hitler launched a surprise, massive counterattack which would become known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Please complete the following web activity for your next class period.
Battle of the Bulge Web Activity
We are a part of a country that greatly influences the world; that bears with it a responsibility to know and understand our past and how that past continues to shape our present, and our future. Over the course of this year, we will listen to voices of the past. We will examine their thoughts on what it means to be an American and think about how that definition has grown and changed over time, and how it has remained constant.
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