Part 7/8:
The Collapse: The Aftermath of the Battle
By Christmas Day, the remnants of the German offensive faced a devastating counterattack. Allied forces pressed hard against the beleaguered German units. As the myth of the great German attack crumbled, despair set in among troops who had once believed victory was possible.
In the aftermath, German forces would suffer 100,000 casualties—nearly a quarter of their original strength committed to the offensive. The echoes of bravery and defiance remained among the troops, but the reality was an overwhelming technological and logistical disadvantage.