Falaise Pocket

Coordinates: 48°53′34″N 0°11′31″W / 48.89278°N 0.19194°W / 48.89278; -0.19194

Falaise Pocket
Part of Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy

Map showing the course of the battle from 8–17 August 1944; Allied attacks are shown in blue and the German Mortain offensive and subsequent counterattacks in red.
Date 12–21 August 1944
Location Normandy, France
Result Decisive Allied victory
Belligerents
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Poland
Free French		 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Bernard Montgomery
Omar Bradley
Harry Crerar
Miles Dempsey
Courtney Hodges
George Patton		 Günther von Kluge
Walter Model
Paul Hausser
Heinrich Eberbach
Strength
up to 17 divisions 14–15 divisions
Up to 100,000 men
Casualties and losses
Total casualties unavailable but significant ~60,000 casualties
Operation Overlord
Invasion of Normandy
  • Prelude
  • Atlantic Wall
  • Bodyguard
    • Fortitude
    • Zeppelin
  • Combined Bomber Offensive
  • Pointblank
  • Postage Able
  • Tarbrush
  • Tiger

Read more about Falaise Pocket:  Background, Battle, Aftermath

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