5 1944-45 WW II newspapers BATTLE of the BULGE Belgium

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Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- Five (5) COMPLETE ORIGINAL American WW II era Armed Forces newspapers, the Stars and Stripes dated Dec 18, 23, 29, 31; Jan 5, 1945. These are the Stars and Stripes edition that was printed in Paris, France. Great headline coverage of the BATTLE of the BULGE (in Belgium), the last major German offensive of WW II. The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium (and more specifically of Wallonia : hence its French name, Bataille des Ardennes ), France and Luxembourg on the Western Front . The offensive was called Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (translated as Operation The Guard on the Rhine or Operation " Watch on the Rhine ") by the German armed forces ( Wehrmacht ). This German offensive was officially named the Ardennes-Alsace campaign by the U.S. Army , but it is known to the general public simply as the Battle of the Bulge . The “ bulge ” was the initial incursion the Germans put into the Allies’ line of advance, as seen in maps presented in contemporary newspapers. The German offensive was supported by subordinate operations known as Unternehmen Bodenplatte , Unternehmen Greif , and Unternehmen Währung . Germany’s planned goal for these operations was to split the British and American Allied line in half, capturing Antwerp , Belgium , and then proceeding to encircle and destroy four Allied armies, forcing the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis Powers ’ favor. The offensive was planned with the utmost secrecy, minimizing radio traffic and conducting the movement of troops and equipment under cover of darkness. Although ULTRA suggested a possible attack and the Third U.S. Army 's intelligence staff predicted a major German offensive, the offensive still caught the Allies by surprise. This was achieved by a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with their own offensive plans, poor aerial reconnaissance , and the relative lack of combat contact by the First U.S. Army in an area considered a "quiet sector". Almost complete surprise against a weak section of the Allies’ line was achieved during heavy overcast weather, when the Allies’ strong air forces would be grounded. The objectives for the offensive were not realized. In the wake of the defeat, many experienced German units were left severely depleted of men and equipment, as survivors retreated to the defences of the Siegfried Line . With over 800,000 men committed and over 19,000 killed, the Battle of the Bulge became the single biggest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced in World War II. Stars and Stripes is the newspaper published for the United States Armed Forces overseas. It is available in three formats: the European Edition, the Mideast Edition, and the Pacific Edition. On 9 November 1861 , during the Civil War , soldiers of the Illinois 11th, 18th, and 29th Regiments, after forcing the Confederates south, set up camp in Bloomfield , Missouri . Upon finding the newspaper office empty, they decided to print a newspaper for their expedition, relating the troop's activities. They called it the Stars and Stripes . Today, the Stars and Stripes Museum / Library Association is in Bloomfield. In World War I , the staff and roving reporters and illustrators of the newspaper were veterans of the newspaper world or, more frequently, talented young soldiers who would later become famous members of the United States media in the postwar era. Harold Ross , the editor of the Stars and Stripes , returned home to found The New Yorker magazine. Cyrus Baldridge , art director and principal illustrator, later became a major illustrator of books and magazines, as well as a writer, print make... read more

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