About This Lesson
By December, 1944, it appeared the Allies were on the verge of victory in the European Theater, with troops massed in Belgium ready to invade Germany. However, on December 16, the German army launched a massive, last-ditch counter-attack on a thinly defended area in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. One of the largest atrocities of World War II occurred early in the battle when German troops massacred approximately 125 American troops who had surrendered during the German advance.
