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Noun: Ardennes counteroffensive
  1. 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
    - Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge

Type of: pitched battle

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II