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14 Battles That Turned the Tide

An American Tank on the Road, Battle of the Bulge, 1944

An American Tank on the Road, Battle of the Bulge, 1944

A U.S. Sherman tank passes a gun carriage that has slid off an icy road in the Ardennes Forest, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, 1944. Here, outnumbered American forces thwarted Hitler's last major offensive.

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Dec 20, 1944