This comment is so incredibly stupid that I will refrain from commenting on the Ardennes Offensive any longer. But.....When examining the offensive based on Model and Rundstedt’s more realistic understanding of their operational capabilities, it becomes clear that the Germans accomplished nearly exactly what they believed possible – they shocked the Allies, inflicted an embarrassing defeat on them that yielded over 20,000 POWs, and advanced to the Meuse with few casualties.
....it has been a very interesting, and lively discussion. Many thanks
***NEWS FLASH*** After defeating the Western Allies in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler managed to negotiate a peace settlement with the war-weary Americans and British. The Soviet Union soon followed suit after the loss of its' stoutest allies, and Hitler and the love of his life, Eva Braun retired to a comfortable villa in Rio de Janeiro, leaving the Nazi government in the capable hands of Hermann Goering, Josef Goebbels, and Heinrich Himmler. After being accused of high treason by Martin Bormann, and subsequently dismissed from all of his formerly held offices, Goering committed suicide by cyanide poison. Goebbels then assumed the office of Chancellor but soon after the war, committed murder/suicide with his wife Magda and his six children after growing increasingly despondent over his wife's supposed infidelity. That left the leadership of post-war Germany squarely on the shoulders of Heinrich Himmler. Himmler, who had always harbored a secret desire for the life of a wandering minstrel, decided to leave the notoriety of German High Command and become a bard of some repute in the rural mountains of Bavaria. Nazi Germany collapsed under the pressures of post-war reconstruction due to soaring inflation and the lack of effective leadership. ***NEWS FLASH***
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