On This Day - What happened 16 December 1944 AD

On 16 December, he launched the Ardennes Offensive to incite disunity among the Western Allies and perhaps convince them to join his fight against the Soviets. Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany.

Western Allies slowly pushed into Germany, but failed to cross the Ruhr river in a large offensive (Operation Queen). The offensive took place from 16 November to 16 December.

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg. The offensive took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. But the battle was lost to the German forces. The "Bulge" was the largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the United States in World War II and the third-deadliest campaign in American history.