Memorial Day (Monday) Event -- Battle of the Bulge

[Brooke]

Please join us for a special event on Memorial Day (US holiday on Monday, May 31).

We'll run a Battle of the Bulge themed event (as for America, Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle of WWII).

It will run at 3 pm Eastern (8 pm UK time) and again at 10 pm Eastern time in Special Events II.

All are welcome to play.  No prior knowledge is needed to join the fun -- just read the Arena Message when you show up.

For those interested, more details on the setup are here:

http://ahevents.org/this-day-in-wwii-category/battle-of-the-bulge-2.html

[Brooke]

A special event for Memorial Day (Monday):

In December, 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive with half a million men, 1800 tanks, and 1900 artillery guns through the Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

The German forces punched through the allied lines and got approximately half way to Brussels before finally being pushed back.  This is where the 101st Airborn made its stand at Bastogne, where Patton's 3rd US Army charged into bitterly cold winter battle, and where elite Panzer Armies under Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt made one of their last big pushes.

For America, it was the largest battle of WWII.  For Germany, it was a waning hope for offensive operations in the west.

[crazyivan]