Anniversary fo the start of the Battle of the Bulge

It was 70 years ago today that the whole thing started.  You can look up the details online easily enough.  I've always considered myself a rather serious student of WWII, and find this to be its most interesting battle, because of the units involved and the tactics used. 
I also view it as the argument against the constant drone of military historians' discussion of the U.S. Army at that time not being particularly good, and certainly not up to German or British standards.  I won't bore you with the details, Gentle Reader, but this battle proves the critics wrong, with the heroism, ingenuity, speed and fighting abilities of the Americans put to a severe test, and coming out on top in almost every tactical and grand tactical way and in almost all occasions.  These guys weren't second to anybody.