Battle for Brest 1944
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 August 1944 – 19 September 1944 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1944 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Operation Overlord | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Nazi Germany, Troy H. Middleton, United Kingdom, United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 48.3899, -4.4863 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle for Brest was fought in August and September 1944 on the Western Front during World War II. Part of the overall Battle for Brittany and the Allied plan for the invasion of mainland Europe called for the capture of port facilities, in order to ensure the timely delivery of the enormous amount of war materiel required to supply the invading Allied forces. It was estimated that the 37 Allied divisions to be on the continent by September 1944 would need 26,000 tons of supplies each day. The main port the Allied forces hoped to seize and put into their service was Brest, in northwestern France.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle for Brest (revision 1375115628), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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