Battle of Dompaire
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The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bataille de Dompaire | 1 |
| Battle of Dompaire canonical | 1 |
| battle of Dompaire | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| airSupportFrom |
Ninth Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
9th Air Force
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
surface form:
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dompaire
ⓘ
surface form:
Bataille de Dompaire
|
| belligerent |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine ⓘ |
| combatant |
112th Panzer Brigade
ⓘ
2nd Armoured Division (France) ⓘ
surface form:
2nd French Armoured Division
|
| commander |
Heinrich von Lüttwitz
ⓘ
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Provisional Government of the French Republic ⓘ |
| date | September 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-09-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance toward the Vosges ⓘ |
| FrenchArmourUsed |
M4 Sherman tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M4 Sherman tanks
|
| FrenchCasualties | significantly lower than German casualties ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
ⓘ
surface form:
General Philippe Leclerc
|
| FrenchUnitType | armoured division ⓘ |
| front | Lorraine front ⓘ |
| GermanArmourUsed |
Panther tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Panther tanks
Panzer IV tanks ⓘ |
| GermanCasualties | major losses in tanks and personnel ⓘ |
| GermanUnitType | Panzer brigade ⓘ |
| hasPart |
engagement at Dompaire
ⓘ
engagement at Ville-sur-Illon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1944 in France ⓘ |
| involves |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeRegion | Vosges department ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective coordination of armour and air power
ⓘ
heavy German tank losses ⓘ |
| objective | destroy German 112th Panzer Brigade ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| place | Dompaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied breakout from Normandy ⓘ |
| result | decisive French and Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-09-12 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | weakened German armoured strength in Lorraine ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air power
ⓘ
USAAF fighter‑bombers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | destruction of most of German 112th Panzer Brigade ⓘ |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataille de Dompaire
this entity surface form:
battle of Dompaire