The Battle of the Bulge was a major World War II battle fought in December 1944 and January 1945. The locale of this battle was the Ardennes region, an area of dense forests and rough terrain located in parts of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. General George S. Patton's Third Army was one of the Allied forces that fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The German commander, Field Marshal von Rundstedt, famously declared 'NUTS!' when asked to surrender by the American forces.