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BATTLE OF THE BULGE TERM
We know where the term “Nuts” originated from in
the Battle of the Bulge but the origin of the actual term
“Battle of the Bulge” is more elusive. A Mr. Savage had
written to me to pose the question, Who, When and Where
may have originated the term “Battle of the Bulge.”
Upon reflection it became apparent that this is a
term that should be documented for future generations if
possible. This is still a work in progress so if you can shed
any light on when and where you first saw the term “Battle
of the Bulge” or “The Bulge” used prior to 1 January 1945, I
would appreciate knowing.
One action that remains for me to do is to review the
records of the 12th Army Group, First and Third Armies, and
the individual Divisional Unit Records to see if there is
evidence of these terms being used in G-2 Reports, After/
Action Reports, Journals and other material for December
1944.
However I have received an excellent letter from
Danny S Parker, Historian and author of that outstanding
definitive book Battle of the Bulge. His comments follow:
Dear Mr. Bowen:
Thank you for your letter of 18 June asking how the German
Ardennes counteroffensive came to be called “The Battle of
the Bulge.”
This has turned out to be more difficult to answer than I
originally envisioned. My method to resolve it was to find
the earliest mention of the “The Battle of the Bulge,” in
written accounts including books, magazines and
newspapers. Of particular help in this matter was a
monograph on the press reaction to the Ardennes
Counteroffensive prepared for Hugh Cole.1
The short answer is that it looks to have come from the lead
editorial in the New York Times on 4 January 1945 which
was entitled, “The Battle of the Bulge.” This moniker looks
to have caught on quickly. Although no definite author is
ascribed for the piece, Hanson Baldwin wrote their military
editorial material during this time and was likely the author
— at least indirectly. However, Baldwin makes no direct
mention of it in his memoirs. 2
I did check a number of other sources which detailed radio
reportage from those days (Richard C. Hottelet from CBS, Chester
Wilmott from the BBC, Robert Barr etc.). Anyway, there was no
mention of the German offensive by that name in the text of the
many communiques.3 Runstedt offensive and “salient” were
common.
There were some earlier mentions of the “Bulge” in a number of
reports. For instance, the headline of the Washington post for 25
December said:
“YANKS DENT NAZIS’ SOUTHERN FLANK AT FOUR
POINTS ALONG 25 MILE FRONT, 7000 ALLIED
PLANES HAMMER ‘BULGE’”4
Two days later, the New York Times took up the same topic in its
editorial…
“What is perhaps the most significant is that while the
Germans have been able to drive a big bulge [italics mine]
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http://www.battleofthebulge.org/musings/Mus082001.pdf