![]() 416,713 German troops under OB West command 1 December – a month later this was 1,322,561.31,505 American reinforcements arrived 16 December – 2 January.400,000 gallons of petrol lost when a V-1 missile hit Liege, 17 December.3,000,000 gallons of American POL evacuated from Spa-Stavelot 17-19 December. ![]() 23,000 Americans (about half made up from 101 st US Airborne) vs. 48,000 vehicles moved into battle by the US First Army 17-26 December.1,200 German shells fired per day from 20 December onwards.2,277 newly produced armoured vehicles sent to the western front by Germany in November and December 1944, whilst only 919 sent to the east.1,138 tactical sorties (of which 734 were ground support missions in the battle zone) and 2,442 bomber sorties flown by the USAAF on 24 December, together with 1,243 RAF sorties 413 German armoured vehicles immobilised by air attacks.1,800 total Panzers used by the Germans, including approx.1,255,000 American artillery rounds fired over the battle by 4,155 guns brought into the action.11,500 defensive artillery rounds fired at Elsenborn Ridge 17 December.Eve of battle: around 83,000 American troops (rising to 610,000 over the course of battle) 242 Sherman tanks 182 tank destroyers 394 pieces of artillery.Eve of battle: over 200,000 German troops (followed by about 100,000 reinforecements) 400 tanks 1,900 guns (American artillery shot only 2,500 total rounds on 16 December).In this fascinating discussion with Dan Snow, Cambridge University’s Dr Kate Fleet takes us on a tour of the hugely successful and long lasting empire, and questions how we should view its legacy in the modern era.
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