<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mw8w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" id="mw9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> begins with the surprise offensive of three <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army_(Wehrmacht)" id="mw9Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="German Army (Wehrmacht)">German armies</a> through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes" id="mw9g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a> forest.