Battle of the Falaise Pocket
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The Battle of the Falaise Pocket was a decisive August 1944 engagement in Normandy in which Allied forces encircled and destroyed much of the German Army Group B, effectively breaking German resistance in France.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Canada → Free French forces → Germany → Poland → United Kingdom → United States → |
| commander |
Bernard Montgomery
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Guy Simonds → Harry Crerar → Omar Bradley → Stanisław Maczek → |
| conflictOf |
World War II
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| consequence |
effective destruction of German 7th Army
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large German losses in men and materiel → opening of the way for Allied advance to Paris → retreat of German forces toward the Seine → severe weakening of German Fifth Panzer Army → |
| countryInvolved |
France
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| endDate |
1944-08-21
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| GermanCommander |
Heinz Eberbach
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Paul Hausser NERFINISHED → Walter Model NERFINISHED → |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive engagement that broke organized German resistance in France
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| involvesOperation |
Operation Totalize
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Operation Tractable → |
| location |
France
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Normandy → |
| namedAfter |
Falaise
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| opponent |
German Army Group B
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| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
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Normandy campaign → |
| place |
Argentan
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Chambois → Falaise → Seine River region → Trun → |
| result |
breakthrough of Allied forces in France
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collapse of German front in Normandy → decisive Allied victory → destruction of much of German Army Group B → encirclement of German forces → |
| startDate |
1944-08-12
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| strategicObjective |
close the Falaise–Argentan gap
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encircle German forces west of the Seine → |
| theater |
Western Front
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| timePeriod |
August 1944
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