World War II - Operation Nordwind
Time: Sunday Dec 31, 1944
Place: Alsace and Lorraine, France and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Details: Operation Nordwind was the last major German offensive in the war. It began on 31 December 1944 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Alsace and Lorraine in southwestern Germany and northeastern France, and ended on 25 January 1945. The German offensive was a failure, failing to destroy the Allied forces.
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