Battle of Overloon

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Overloon was a fierce World War II tank and infantry battle in the Netherlands in 1944, fought between Allied and German forces as part of the Allied advance after Operation Market Garden.

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Battle of Overloon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Overloon and Venray NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Allied XXX Corps command NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brian Horrocks NERFINISHED ⓘ
German LXXXVI Corps command ⓘ
commemoratedBy Overloon War Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
date October 1944 ⓘ
endDate 1944-10-18 ⓘ
followed Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Allied advance toward the Maas River ⓘ
front Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMemorial Overloon War Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Overloon and Venray NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedUnit British 11th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
British 3rd Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
German Fallschirmjäger units ⓘ
German Panzer units ⓘ
U.S. 7th Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Overloon NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor heavy infantry fighting ⓘ
intense tank combat ⓘ
severe destruction of Overloon village ⓘ
objective clear German forces west of the Maas River ⓘ
secure approaches to Venlo ⓘ
partOf Allied advance after Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Allied operations in the Netherlands ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-09-30 ⓘ
strategicImportance securing a bridgehead between the Maas and Rhine rivers ⓘ
terrain wooded and marshy ground ⓘ
theatre Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfWarfare armoured warfare ⓘ
infantry warfare ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
tanks ⓘ

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Overloon → knownFor → Battle of Overloon ⓘ
Overloon → wasBattlefieldIn → Battle of Overloon ⓘ
war museum in Overloon → locatedOnBattlefieldOf → Battle of Overloon ⓘ
subject surface form: War Museum Overloon
war museum in Overloon → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Overloon ⓘ
subject surface form: War Museum Overloon