116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 23 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas the Battle of the Bulge was the last major German 

offensive in Western Europe during World War II, designed to split the Allied Forces, regain the initiative in 

the West, and pressure the Allies to seek a negotiated 

peace; 

Whereas, in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, more than 650,000 troops from the United States, 

Great Britain, Belgium, Canada, and other Allied Forces 

defeated Germany in the Battle of the Bulge, which 

began December 16, 1944, and ended January 25, 1945; 

Whereas the Battle of the Bulge resulted in over 89,000 

United States casualties, including 19,000 soldiers killed, 

47,500 wounded, and more than 23,000 captured or 

missing-in-action; 

Whereas the Allied Forces overcame formidable obstacles that 

included being greatly outnumbered by the German 

Army, harsh weather conditions, and the treacherous and 

unknown terrain of the Ardennes Forest region of Belgium and Luxembourg; 

Whereas, on December 17, 1944, during one of the worst 

atrocities of the war in Europe, the Malmedy Massacre, 

84 unarmed American prisoners of war were shot by 

troops of the 1st SS Panzer Division; 
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Whereas 11 African American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were massacred by SS troops near 

Wereth, Belgium, and were identified as James Stewart 

of West Virginia, Due Turner of Arkansas, Curtis Adams 

of South Carolina, Mager Bradley of Mississippi, George 

Davis, Jr. of Alabama, Thomas Forte of Mississippi, 

Robert Green of Georgia, James Leatherwood of Mississippi, Nathaniel Moss of Texas, George Moten of 

Texas, and William Pritchett of Alabama; 

Whereas the impressive leadership of Lieutenant General 

George S. Patton of the Third Army accelerated the success of the Allied Forces during the Battle of the Bulge; 

Whereas, the heroic defense of Bastogne by the 101st Airborne Division became personified by General Anthony 

McAuliffe’s reply to the German request to surrender 

with one word: ‘‘Nuts!’’; 

Whereas, although Belgium lost more than 74,000 civilians 

during the war, in addition to many more having suffered 

through other atrocities that come with war, the people 

of Belgium persevered through the difficult period of time 

and rebuilt their lives the best they could after the war 

ended; 

Whereas the success of the Allied Forces in beating back the 

German attack in the Battle of the Bulge made possible 

the final defeat and surrender of Nazi Germany in May 

1945; 

Whereas the citizens of Belgium and Luxembourg have generously hosted thousands of United States veterans and 

kept the memory of the Battle of the Bulge alive through 

numerous memorials and museums, including the HenriChapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, the Ardennes 
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American Cemetery and Memorial, the Luxembourg 

American Cemetery, the Battle of the Ardennes Museum, 

the Bastogne War Museum, and the Bastogne December 

Historic Walk; and 

Whereas, after the Battle of the Bulge ended, British Prime 

Minister Winston Churchill said, ‘‘This is undoubtedly 

the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous American victory.’’: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That the Senate— 

3 (1) commemorates, on December 16, 2019, the 

4 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in 

5 World War II; 

6 (2) recognizes the valiant efforts of the various 

7 Allied Forces; and 

8 (3) remembers the individuals who made the ul9 timate sacrifice, which contributed to the Allied vic10 tory in the European Theater. 

Passed the Senate December 12, 2019. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 23 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the 

Allied victory in the European Theater. ultimate sacrifice, all of which contributed to the ber 1944, and remembering those who made the the valiant efforts of the Allied Forces in DecemBulge fought during World War II, recognizing