The Germans achieved Achieve a total surprise attack Attack on the morning of 16 December 1944 , due to a combination of Allied overconfidence , preoccupation with Allied offensive plans , and poor aerial reconnaissance Scrutiny due Causation to bad weather .

The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called `` Babylonian problem '' , the refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the people of Babylonia to continue to accept Assyrian rule , culminating Process_end in his destruction Destroying of the city in 689 BCE .