Eisenhower and his principal commanders realized by 17 December that the fighting in the Ardennes was a major offensive and not a local counterattack, and they ordered vast reinforcements to the area.
艾森豪威尔和他的主要指揮官們12月17日發覺在阿登的戰鬥是一次大型進攻而不是地方性的反擊，因此命令了大量援軍前往此地區。