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  conflict Ardennes Offensive
  partof World War II
  caption American soldiers taking up defensive positions in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge
  date 16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945
  place The Ardennes , Belgium
  result Allied victory
  combatant1 United States <br> United Kingdom
  combatant2 Germany
  commander1 Dwight D Eisenhower
  commander2 Gerd Von Rundstedt
  strength1 500,000 men, 400 tanks, 400 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle)
  strength2 600,000 men, 600 tanks, 1,900 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle)
  casualties1 41,200 casualties<br>(4,100 dead,<br>16,900 missing, <br>20,200 wounded)Cosmas and Cowdrey, <u>Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations</u> Official US Army History Medical Dept