Battle of Royan
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The Battle of Royan was a late-World War II Allied operation in April 1945 to capture the German-held Atlantic port city of Royan in southwestern France.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| combatant |
Free French forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Forces of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ German garrison of Royan ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 1945 ⓘ |
| followedBy | surrender of remaining German Atlantic pockets in France ⓘ |
| garrison | German forces in Royan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ |
| isPartOf | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Charente-Maritime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Royan NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Allied campaign to clear German Atlantic pockets in France ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | combined arms assault ⓘ |
| notableFor |
destruction of Royan
ⓘ
use of heavy bombing on an Atlantic pocket ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Royan
ⓘ
eliminate German Atlantic pocket at Royan ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Royan by Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations against the Atlantic pockets in France
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Liberation of most of France in 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04 ⓘ |
| statusOfRoyanBeforeBattle | German-held city ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the port of Royan
ⓘ
securing the Gironde estuary ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic coast of France ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfTarget | port city ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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