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When:
December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2019-12-12T19:00:00-05:00
2019-12-12T20:30:00-05:00
Where:
Brick Branch, Ocean County Library
301 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick
NJ 08723
301 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick
NJ 08723
Cost:
Free
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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.
