Battle of the Bulge Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dwight eisenhower : nicknamed "ike" was a five star general in wwii and was the 34th potus
• artillery : large-caliber guns used in warfare on land
• siege : a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or a well-prepared assault
• triumphant : victorious conquering triumphant armies
• poland : a country in europe that was the first country to be invaded by the nazis in world war ii
• counter offensive : an attack made in response to one from an enemy typically on a large scale or for a prolonged period
• extremism : the quality or state of being extreme
• inevitable : certain to happen unavoidable
• france : the nation that surrendered to germany in june of 1940
• allied forces : the combination of nations that fought against germany italy and japan in wwii
• surround : (of troops police etc) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape
• front lines : made up of the military units closest to a potential or current fight
• operation : coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
• george s. patton : a general in the united states army who commanded the seventh united states army in the mediterranean theater of world war ii and the third united states army in france and germany after the allied invasion of normandy in june 1944
• vulnerable : susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm
• adolf hitler : the leader of the german forces during wwii and a german soldier in wwi
• winston churchill : prime minister of britain during wwii said that the ardennes campaign was "the greatest american battle of the war"
• coalition : an alliance for combined action especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
• infantrymen : a soldier in the infantry
• axis of powers : the combination of nations that fought against the allied forces
• mechanized warfare : employment of modern mobile attack and defense tactics that depend upon machines more particularly upon vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel engines