Battle of Mortain
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The Battle of Mortain was a major World War II engagement in August 1944 in Normandy, where German forces launched a failed counteroffensive against the advancing Allied armies, helping to secure the Allied breakout from France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mortain canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Lüttich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
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Field Marshal Günther von Kluge NERFINISHED ⓘ General Omar Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ General Paul Hausser NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General George S. Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
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Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateEnd | 1944-08-13 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1944-08-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Falaise Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 116th Panzer Division
NERFINISHED
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German 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ German 2nd Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ German 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ German Panzer-Lehr-Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 1st Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 30th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 3rd Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRelative | East of Avranches, Normandy ⓘ |
| month | August 1944 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Extensive use of Allied tactical air power
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German attack ordered personally by Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| objective |
Allied defense of the Avranches corridor
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German counteroffensive to cut off U.S. forces ⓘ |
| operationName | Operation Lüttich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Normandy campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Mortain, Normandy, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
Contributed to encirclement of German forces in the Falaise Pocket
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Failed German attempt to cut off U.S. forces that had broken out at Avranches ⓘ Helped secure Allied breakout from Normandy ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Allied retention of key terrain around Mortain
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German armored losses ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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