Capture of Nuremberg
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The Capture of Nuremberg was a major World War II battle in April 1945 in which U.S. forces seized the historic German city from Nazi control after intense urban combat.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United States Army
ⓘ
Volkssturm ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
house-to-house fighting
ⓘ
street fighting ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| combatant |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commandedBy |
Alexander Patch
ⓘ
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob L. Devers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| date | April 1945 ⓘ |
| effect |
damage to historic city center
ⓘ
end of Nazi control of Nuremberg ⓘ |
| endDate | 20 April 1945 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Capture of Munich
ⓘ
further Allied advance into Bavaria ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| involves |
U.S. Seventh Army
ⓘ
U.S. Third Army support operations ⓘ armored units ⓘ artillery bombardment of city defenses ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| location |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of Nuremberg from Nazi control ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Army units
ⓘ
Sturmabteilung ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi Party militia
SS units ⓘ |
| outcome | Capture of Nuremberg by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance into southern Germany
ⓘ
Western Allied invasion of Germany ⓘ final Allied offensives in Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied crossing of the Rhine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg
ⓘ
Nuremberg as symbolic Nazi city ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 16 April 1945 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
symbolic Nazi Party stronghold
ⓘ
transportation hub in southern Germany ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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