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When:
November 7, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2019-11-07T14:00:00-05:00
2019-11-07T15:30:00-05:00
Where:
Eastern Branch, Monmouth County Library
1001 Route 35
Shrewsbury
NJ 07702
1001 Route 35
Shrewsbury
NJ 07702
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“BATTLE OF THE BULGE, DEC. 1944: GREATEST AMERICAN BATTLE”
The Battle of the Bulge, Adolf Hitler’s final counter offensive in northwest Europe, was launched on December 16, 1944. Aimed at splitting the Allied armies in half and capturing the key port of Antwerp, the offensive surprised the Allies and caused an immediate command crisis. The presentation will cover how the crisis was overcome, how the offensive was thwarted and why the battle was called by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill the “greatest American battle of the war.
