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January 23, 1944 to May 25, 1944 Battle of Anzio....... CF, DC
//__Synopsis__: Was fought between United Kingdom, United States, and Canada against Germany, and Italian Social Republic//

THE SIEZE OF BASTOGNE- DEC. 20-DEC. 27 ,1944...... D.H. J.J.
The siege in Bastogne, Belgium, fought between U.S. and Germany, was a seven day event in the Battle Of The Bulge. The 101st Airborne Division, Commander Anthony McAuliffe, against the German 5th Panzer Army, Hasso von Manteuffel, and the XLVII Panzer Corps, Heinrich Freiherr von Luttwitz, fought in a back and forth in the town of Foy, occupied by the Germans, and the woods overlooking Foy, U.S.. The 101st Airborne had returned to battle with no winter clothing,little to no ammo, and very little supplies. The weather on the first five days was poor and bad for battle, the weather cleared on the 5th day and the supply planes for the U.S. soldiers dropped supplies.On the last day of the battle the 101st took the town of Foy and took over 20 german prisoners.

16 April 1945- 2 May 1945 Battle of Berlin........ R.B, A.L, N.P,
Synopsis:This battle was fought between Poland, Germany and the Soviet Union.

-How the battle affected the outcome of this war is because it was the final major offensive of the European theatre of world war II.

-The new technology that was used in this war was using trenches, ant tank ditches and bunkers. The also used a the Oder flood plan that would release water down stream to wipe out the enemy.

Equipment used 3,255 truck-mounted with Katyusha rocket launchers, 6,250 tanks, 7,500 aircraft.

-Strategies and tactics used or adapted They put young and old soldiers on the front line because Russia were in fear of loosing this battle.

-Comanders Soviet union:

1st Belorussian Front- 1)Georgy Zhukov 2nd Belorussian Front – 2)Konstantin Rokossovsky 1st Ukrainian Front – 3)Ivan Konev

-Comanders Germany:

Army Group Vistula – Gotthard Heinrici Kurt von Tippelskirch Army Group Centre – Ferdinand Schorner Berlin Defence Area – Hellmuth Reymann Helmuth Weidling

Battlefield map:

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