is it true that the battle of the bulge was the biggest engagement for the us forces?

Answer 1

D-Day actually was the biggest it was the combined forces of our fleet, ground forces, ARMY Air Corps.

But, if your talking casualities. Only one battle comes to mind 50,000 dead in 3 days. Gettysburg.

Answer 2

The Battle of the Bulge was indeed a major engagement for the United States Army. The US army at the Battle of the Bulge, were mainly fresh young soldiers with little or no battle experience. They were faced with battle hardened units of the Waffen SS. The American soldier did his duty in that battle and with his allied brother soldiers the British, beat the German Army to a standstill. It was Adolf Hitler's last ditch attempt to break out and gain control of the seaports of the Netherlands. It failed.

In response to a note asking the Americans to surrender from the German Army Commander at the Battle of the Bulge, the American General commanding the US and Allied armies, replied, "NUTS".

There is a Hollywood Movie of the same name, "Battle of the Bulge" made sometime in the 1960s. It is historically quite accurate. This was a major victory for the United States Army and it shows conslusively that the American soldier, the farmhand, the cowboy, the office worker, were capable of beating the best that the Nazis could throw at them. Victory.

Answer 3

I don't know if it was the biggest engagement but the battle of Hurtgen Forest was the longest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army. It was a very costly and mostly forgotten engagement right after the D-Day landings,,,,,, I believe the Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle in U.S. Army history,,,,,,,the biggest engagement involving mostly U.S. forces was probably Okinawa or the Philippines

Answer 4

Some would say that, most would not. The most pivotal battle of WW2 for America was the Battle of Midway. But there were countless large U.S engagements in the war. Which theatre are talking about? Which country in which Theatre are you talking about? Land, air, or sea?

Anyway, there are many books on World War Two. Pick a few up from the library.

Answer 5

No,
It depends if you want to know, in relation to area involved or relation to concentration of power. D Day was the largest planned battle/invasion the US ever conducted, however the South Pacific was the most difficult due to the large area and numerous islands involved. Many things are involved in war which make it possible to win battles. One thing about WWII was this nation was fully determined to win it. All or nothing. Hasn't been since, thus we haven't won any so called war we have engaged in. Korea was not a war, it was a police action. Vietnam was not a war, again it was a police action. Somalia not war, the Gulf war. We won none of these. Sad to say
Hisemiester

Answer 6

Yes,but i can say not the biggest, D-Day is, however according to history, US tanks enganged in a point blank range with German tanks, it was an event that turned the tide for the Allied forces advanced and in fact there was movie starred by Terry Zabalas depicting the historical event. Go watch it.

Answer 7

Casualty wise No not the bulge, It was taking the Island's off japan, on one Island the Americans lost over 2500 men killed and nearly 2000 wounded

Answer 8

Indeed it was! Its nice to see that someone is thinking about that great battle. There is a timeline of the events that transpired at the Battle of the Bulge listed here-http://bbsphere.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=1258#1258

Answer 9

It was one of the biggest

Answer 10

No. It was the abortive counteroffensive and last gasp of the nazis.

Well know because it was feared they would make it back into France.