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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falaise Pocket | 21 |
| Battle of the Falaise Pocket canonical | 14 |
| Battle of Falaise | 4 |
| Falaise Pocket operations | 4 |
| Battle of Falaise Pocket | 1 |
| Falaise Pocket in 1944 | 1 |
| Mortain counteroffensive | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
Guy Simonds ⓘ Harry Crerar ⓘ Omar Bradley ⓘ Stanisław Maczek ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
effective destruction of German 7th Army
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-08-21 ⓘ |
| GermanCommander |
Heinz Eberbach
ⓘ
Paul Hausser ⓘ Walter Model ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | decisive engagement that broke organized German resistance in France ⓘ |
| involvesOperation |
Operation Totalize
ⓘ
Operation Tractable ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Falaise ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army Group B ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| place |
Argentan
ⓘ
Chambois ⓘ Falaise ⓘ Seine River Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Seine River region
Trun ⓘ |
| result |
breakthrough of Allied forces in France
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
close the Falaise–Argentan gap
ⓘ
encircle German forces west of the Seine ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | August 1944 ⓘ |
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Mortain counteroffensive
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Battle of Falaise
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket operations
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Battle of Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket
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12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
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Falaise Pocket
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Battle of Falaise
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Falaise Pocket
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Battle of Falaise
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket operations
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Falaise Pocket operations
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Falaise Pocket in 1944
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Falaise Pocket
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Falaise Pocket operations
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Falaise Pocket
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Battle of Falaise
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Falaise Pocket