The fighting in the Ardennes came as a timely reminder that the West still needed the Russian army.阿登高原的战事及时起到提醒作用，即西方仍需要苏联军队。Soviet troops were closing in on Berlin.苏联军队正在向柏林逼近。Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin.当苏联军队逼近柏林的时候，希特勒自杀了。