At the Supreme Command conference, Eisenhower led the meeting, which was attended by Patton, Bradley, General Jacob Devers, Major General Kenneth Strong, Deputy Supreme Commander Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder, and a large number of staff officers.
General Eisenhower je zjutraj 19. decembra sklical sestanek vseh višjih zavezniških poveljnikov zahodne fronte v svojem štabu, ki je bil takrat nastanjen blizu Verduna, da skupaj razvijejo stategijo in odgovor na nemško ofenzivo.