English noun: Ardennes counteroffensive | |||
1. | Ardennes counteroffensive (act) a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise | ||
Synonyms | Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Ardennes | ||