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 * //__The War Ends __//**
 * Although D-Day had been a success, the war was far from over. The battle of hedgerows ended on July 25, 1944, when 2,500 American bombers blew a hole in the German lines, so that American tanks could race through the gap. As allies advanced toward the German border, Hitler, being the idiot he is, decides he is going to stage one last desperate attack. Hitler's goal was to cut off American supplies coming from Belgium. The Germans caught the American defenders by surprise. As the German troops raced west, their lines bulged outward, and the attack became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Although fighting continued for three weeks, the United States had won the Battle of the Bulge. On January 8th, the Germans began to withdraw.
 * Casualties
 * USSR 17,700,000
 * Germany 5,600,000
 * Japan 2,133,000
 * China 9,400,000
 * Poland 5,410,000
 * United States 407,000
 * Great Britain 367,000
 * Italy 287,000
 * France 592,000 [[image:http://shadows8thinfww2.org/images/SF2.jpg width="451" height="350" align="center" link="SAMANTHA"]]