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(November 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> American soldiers of the 117th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, part of the 30th Infantry Division, move past a destroyed American M5A1 "Stuart" tank on their march to recapture the town of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 16 December 1944--25 January 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Allied offensive plans delayed by five or six weeks </Li> <Li> Disastrous offensive in the Ardennes exhausted the resources of Germany on the Western Front . The German collapse opened the way for the Allies ultimately to break the Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Soviet offensive in Poland launched on 12 January 1945, eight days earlier than originally intended . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nazi Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Li> <Li> (Supreme Allied Commander) </Li> <Li> Bernard Montgomery </Li> <Li> (21st Army Group, First U.S. Army, Ninth U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> Omar Bradley </Li> <Li> (12th U.S. Army Group) </Li> <Li> Courtney Hodges </Li> <Li> (First U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> George S. Patton </Li> <Li> (Third U.S. Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Hitler </Li> <Li> (Leader and Chancellor) </Li> <Li> Walter Model </Li> <Li> (Army Group B) </Li> <Li> Gerd von Rundstedt </Li> <Li> (OB West) </Li> <Li> Hasso von Manteuffel </Li> <Li> (5th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Sepp Dietrich </Li> <Li> (6th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Erich Brandenberger </Li> <Li> (7th Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 6 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored divisions </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> 228,741 men </Dd> <Dd> 483 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 499 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,921 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 971 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 15 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 6 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 541,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 1,616 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,713 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 5,352 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 2,408 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 22 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 700,520 men </Dd> <Dd> 4,155 artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 2,428 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,912 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 7,079 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,181 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 6,000 aircraft </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 13 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 7 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 brigade </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> ~ 300,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 557 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 667 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,261 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,224 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 449,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 423 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 608 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,496 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,131 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 383,016 men </Dd> <Dd> 216 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 414 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 907 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,256 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> American </Dt> <Dd> 105,102 casualties . </Dd> <Dd> 19,000 killed, </Dd> <Dd> 62,500 wounded, </Dd> <Dd> 23,500 captured or missing </Dd> <Dd> 700--800 + tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 1000 aircraft lost, over 647 in December and 353 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> <Dt> British </Dt> <Dd> 1,408 (200 killed, 969 wounded, and 239 missing) </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> 67,459--125,000 casualties (includes killed, wounded, missing, captured) </Dd> <Dd> 600--800 + tanks and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 800 aircraft lost, over 500 in December and 280 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Approximately 3,000 civilians killed </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> Prelude </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Vianden </Li> <Li> Kesternich </Li> <Li> Wehlerscheid </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> Initial German assault </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Losheim Gap </Li> <Li> Clervaux </Li> <Li> Lanzerath Ridge </Li> <Li> Malmedy </Li> <Li> Greif </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> Allied defense and counteroffensive </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Elsenborn Ridge </Li> <Li> St. Vith </Li> <Li> Bastogne </Li> <Li> Bure </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> German counterattack </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Bodenplatte </Li> <Li> Nordwind </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> Background </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> German forces </Li> <Li> Order of battle </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> West European Campaign (1944--45) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Overlord </Li> <Li> Dragoon </Li> <Li> Paris </Li> <Li> Paris to the Rhine </Li> <Li> Channel Coast </Li> <Li> Market Garden </Li> <Li> Aachen </Li> <Li> Hürtgen Forest </Li> <Li> Scheldt </Li> <Li> Queen </Li> <Li> Bulge </Li> <Li> Nordwind </Li> <Li> Blackcock </Li> <Li> Colmar Pocket </Li> <Li> Reichswald </Li> <Li> Invasion of Germany </Li> <Li> End of World War II in Europe </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Western Front of World War II </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> prelude </Dt> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> 1939 </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Phoney War </Li> <Li> Saar </Li> <Li> The Heligoland Bight </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> 1940 </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> The Netherlands <Ul> <Li> The Hague </Li> <Li> Rotterdam </Li> <Li> Zeeland </Li> <Li> Rotterdam Blitz </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Belgium <Ul> <Li> Fort Eben - Emael </Li> <Li> Hannut </Li> <Li> Gembloux </Li> <Li> La Lys </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> France <Ul> <Li> Sedan </Li> <Li> Montcornet </Li> <Li> Arras </Li> <Li> Lille </Li> <Li> Boulogne </Li> <Li> Calais </Li> <Li> Abbeville </Li> <Li> Paula </Li> <Li> Dunkirk </Li> <Li> Dunkirk evacuation </Li> <Li> Italian Invasion of France </Li> <Li> Saumur </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Britain <Ul> <Li> Kanalkampf </Li> <Li> Adlertag </Li> <Li> The Hardest Day </Li> <Li> Battle of Britain Day </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Sea Lion </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> 1942--1943 </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Cerberus and Donnerkeil </Li> <Li> St Nazaire Raid </Li> <Li> Dieppe Raid </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> 1944--1945 </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Overlord </Li> <Li> Dragoon </Li> <Li> Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Market Garden <Ul> <Li> Arnhem </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Hürtgen Forest </Li> <Li> Aachen </Li> <Li> Queen </Li> <Li> Scheldt </Li> <Li> Bulge <Ul> <Li> Nordwind </Li> <Li> Bodenplatte </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Colmar Pocket </Li> <Li> Atlantic Pockets </Li> <Li> Invasion of Germany </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> strategic campaigns </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> The Blitz </Li> <Li> Defence of the Reich </Li> <Li> Raids on the Atlantic Wall </Li> <Li> Battle of Atlantic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> Map showing the swelling of "the Bulge" as the German offensive progressed creating the nose - like salient during 16--25 December 1944 . Front line, 16 December Front line, 20 December Front line, 25 December Allied movements German movements </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> American soldiers of the 117th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, part of the 30th Infantry Division, move past a destroyed American M5A1 "Stuart" tank on their march to recapture the town of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 16 December 1944--25 January 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Allied offensive plans delayed by five or six weeks </Li> <Li> Disastrous offensive in the Ardennes exhausted the resources of Germany on the Western Front . The German collapse opened the way for the Allies ultimately to break the Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Soviet offensive in Poland launched on 12 January 1945, eight days earlier than originally intended . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nazi Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Li> <Li> (Supreme Allied Commander) </Li> <Li> Bernard Montgomery </Li> <Li> (21st Army Group, First U.S. Army, Ninth U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> Omar Bradley </Li> <Li> (12th U.S. Army Group) </Li> <Li> Courtney Hodges </Li> <Li> (First U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> George S. Patton </Li> <Li> (Third U.S. Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Hitler </Li> <Li> (Leader and Chancellor) </Li> <Li> Walter Model </Li> <Li> (Army Group B) </Li> <Li> Gerd von Rundstedt </Li> <Li> (OB West) </Li> <Li> Hasso von Manteuffel </Li> <Li> (5th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Sepp Dietrich </Li> <Li> (6th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Erich Brandenberger </Li> <Li> (7th Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 6 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored divisions </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> 228,741 men </Dd> <Dd> 483 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 499 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,921 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 971 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 15 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 6 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 541,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 1,616 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,713 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 5,352 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 2,408 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 22 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 700,520 men </Dd> <Dd> 4,155 artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 2,428 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,912 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 7,079 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,181 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 6,000 aircraft </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 13 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 7 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 brigade </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> ~ 300,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 557 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 667 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,261 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,224 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 449,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 423 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 608 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,496 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,131 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 383,016 men </Dd> <Dd> 216 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 414 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 907 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,256 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> American </Dt> <Dd> 105,102 casualties . </Dd> <Dd> 19,000 killed, </Dd> <Dd> 62,500 wounded, </Dd> <Dd> 23,500 captured or missing </Dd> <Dd> 700--800 + tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 1000 aircraft lost, over 647 in December and 353 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> <Dt> British </Dt> <Dd> 1,408 (200 killed, 969 wounded, and 239 missing) </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> 67,459--125,000 casualties (includes killed, wounded, missing, captured) </Dd> <Dd> 600--800 + tanks and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 800 aircraft lost, over 500 in December and 280 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Approximately 3,000 civilians killed </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Bulge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> American soldiers of the 117th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, part of the 30th Infantry Division, move past a destroyed American M5A1 "Stuart" tank on their march to recapture the town of St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 16 December 1944--25 January 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Allied victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Allied offensive plans delayed by five or six weeks </Li> <Li> Disastrous offensive in the Ardennes exhausted the resources of Germany on the Western Front . The German collapse opened the way for the Allies ultimately to break the Siegfried Line </Li> <Li> Soviet offensive in Poland launched on 12 January 1945, eight days earlier than originally intended . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nazi Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Li> <Li> (Supreme Allied Commander) </Li> <Li> Bernard Montgomery </Li> <Li> (21st Army Group, First U.S. Army, Ninth U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> Omar Bradley </Li> <Li> (12th U.S. Army Group) </Li> <Li> Courtney Hodges </Li> <Li> (First U.S. Army) </Li> <Li> George S. Patton </Li> <Li> (Third U.S. Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Adolf Hitler </Li> <Li> (Leader and Chancellor) </Li> <Li> Walter Model </Li> <Li> (Army Group B) </Li> <Li> Gerd von Rundstedt </Li> <Li> (OB West) </Li> <Li> Hasso von Manteuffel </Li> <Li> (5th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Sepp Dietrich </Li> <Li> (6th Panzer Army) </Li> <Li> Erich Brandenberger </Li> <Li> (7th Army) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 6 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored divisions </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> 228,741 men </Dd> <Dd> 483 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 499 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,921 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 971 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 15 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 6 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 541,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 1,616 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,713 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 5,352 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 2,408 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 22 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 armored brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 700,520 men </Dd> <Dd> 4,155 artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 2,428 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 1,912 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 7,079 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,181 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dd> 6,000 aircraft </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 16 December </Dt> <Dd> 13 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 7 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 brigade </Dd> <Dt> Initial </Dt> <Dd> ~ 300,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 557 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 667 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,261 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,224 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 24 December </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 1 armored brigade </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> ~ 449,000 men </Dd> <Dd> 423 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 608 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 1,496 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 4,131 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> <Dt> 16 January </Dt> <Dd> 16 infantry divisions </Dd> <Dd> 8 armored divisions </Dd> <Dd> 2 infantry brigades </Dd> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> With reinforcement </Dt> <Dd> 383,016 men </Dd> <Dd> 216 tanks </Dd> <Dd> 414 tank destroyers and assault guns </Dd> <Dd> 907 other tracked AFVs </Dd> <Dd> 3,256 anti-tank and artillery pieces </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> American </Dt> <Dd> 105,102 casualties . </Dd> <Dd> 19,000 killed, </Dd> <Dd> 62,500 wounded, </Dd> <Dd> 23,500 captured or missing </Dd> <Dd> 700--800 + tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 1000 aircraft lost, over 647 in December and 353 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> <Dt> British </Dt> <Dd> 1,408 (200 killed, 969 wounded, and 239 missing) </Dd> </Dl> </Td> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> 67,459--125,000 casualties (includes killed, wounded, missing, captured) </Dd> <Dd> 600--800 + tanks and assault guns destroyed </Dd> <Dd> ~ 800 aircraft lost, over 500 in December and 280 during </Dd> <Dd> Unternehmen Bodenplatte </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Approximately 3,000 civilians killed </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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