Aided ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge , December 1944 -- January 1945 .
Aided ground turned again to support and interdictory operations in March 1945 as the Allies crossed the Rhine and made the final thrust into Germany .
Aided ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge , December 1944 -- January 1945 , and turned again to support and interdictory operations in March 1945 as the Allies crossed the Rhine and made the final thrust into Germany .