Colmar Pocket

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The Colmar Pocket was a German-held bridgehead on the west bank of the Rhine in Alsace that became the site of a major World War II battle in early 1945, where Allied forces fought to eliminate the last German presence in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
bridgehead
military encirclement
alsoKnownAs Poche de Colmar
attackedBy French I Corps
French II Corps
US XXI Corps
belligerent France
Germany NERFINISHED
United States
conflict World War II
controlledBy German Army Group Upper Rhine
countryAtTime France
defendedBy German Nineteenth Army
endTime 1945-02
followedBy Allied crossings of the Rhine
heldBy Nazi Germany
involves river crossing operations
urban combat
winter warfare
locatedIn Alsace
locatedOn west bank of the Rhine
militaryObjective reduce German bridgehead west of the Rhine
natureOfBattle combined arms offensive
near Colmar NERFINISHED
opposedBy Allied forces
French First Army
United States Army
partOf Allied campaign in Western Europe
Western Front of World War II
liberation of France
precededBy Battle of the Bulge
region Upper Rhine NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
elimination of last German bridgehead west of the Rhine in Alsace
liberation of Colmar region
removal of German presence in Alsace
significance last major German foothold in France
secured Allied southern flank before crossing the Rhine
startTime 1945-01
strategicImportance control of Rhine crossings in southern Alsace
protection of Allied supply lines in eastern France
theater European theatre of World War II
timePeriod early 1945

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colmar Pocket ("Poche de Colmar")
alsoKnownAs
French First Army
engagement
3rd Infantry Division
notableBattle

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