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- Falaise_pocket abstract "The Battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine and opened the way to Paris and the German border.Following Operation Cobra, the American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south and south-east by General George Patton's Third Army. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the U.S. penetration and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives south of Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge—in overall command of Army Group B on the Western Front—was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw; instead, he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. The remnants of four panzer divisions—which was all that von Kluge could scrape together—were not strong enough to make any impression on the U.S. First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position.Seizing the opportunity to envelop von Kluge's entire force, on 8 August the Allied ground forces commander General Bernard Montgomery ordered his armies to converge on the Falaise-Chambois area. With the U.S. First Army forming the southern arm, the British Second Army the base, and the Canadian First Army the northern arm of the encirclement, the Germans fought hard to keep an escape route open, although their withdrawal did not begin until 17 August. On 19 August, the Allies linked up in Chambois but in insufficient strength to seal the pocket. Gaps were forced in the Allied lines by desperate German assaults, the most significant and hard-fought being a corridor past elements of the Polish 1st Armoured Division, who had established a commanding position in the mouth of the pocket.By the evening of 21 August, the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victory. Two days later Paris was liberated, and by 30 August the last German remnants had retreated across the Seine, effectively ending Operation Overlord.".
- Falaise_pocket causalties "Total casualties unavailable but significantref|The Canadians suffered around 5,500 casualties during Operations Totalize and Tractable while the Polish suffered 1,441 casualties; in their move against Chambois and Mont Ormel the Poles place their losses at 325 killed, 1,002 wounded, and 114 missing. Before the Chambois and Ormel actions on 14–18 August they lost 263 men. This puts the total Polish casualties for Operation Tractable at 1,704 casualties, of which 588 were fatal.|group=nb".
- Falaise_pocket combatant "Poland".
- Falaise_pocket commander Bernard_Montgomery,_1st_Viscount_Montgomery_of_Alamein.
- Falaise_pocket commander Courtney_Hodges.
- Falaise_pocket commander G%C3%BCnther_von_Kluge.
- Falaise_pocket commander George_S._Patton.
- Falaise_pocket commander Harry_Crerar.
- Falaise_pocket commander Heinrich_Eberbach.
- Falaise_pocket commander Miles_Dempsey.
- Falaise_pocket commander Omar_Bradley.
- Falaise_pocket commander Paul_Hausser.
- Falaise_pocket commander Walter_Model.
- Falaise_pocket date "1944-08-21".
- Falaise_pocket isPartOfMilitaryConflict Operation_Overlord.
- Falaise_pocket place France.
- Falaise_pocket place Normandy.
- Falaise_pocket result "Decisive Allied victory".
- Falaise_pocket strength "14–15 divisions".
- Falaise_pocket strength "Up to 100,000 menref|Historians Carlo D'Este and Milton Shulman state that 80,000 German soldiers were caught in the Falaise pocket. Terry Copp and Chester Wilmot claim that at least 100,000 Germans were trapped.|group=nb".
- Falaise_pocket strength "up to 17 divisionsref|Terry Copp shows the following divisions based around the Falaise pocket on 16 August 1944, but does not state if they all took an active role in the battle.First Canadian Army: 1st Polish Armoured Division, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 4th Canadian Armoured Division.Second British Army: British 3rd Infantry Division, 11th Armoured Division, 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.First American Army: 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Division, 9th Infantry Division, 28th Infantry Division, 30th Infantry Division.Third American Army: 2nd French Armored Division, 90th Infantry Division.|group=nb".
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- Falaise_pocket caption "--08-17".
- Falaise_pocket casualties "--08-18".
- Falaise_pocket casualties "~60,000 casualtiesref|Around 10,000 killed and up to 50,000 captured.|group=nb".
- Falaise_pocket combatant "Poland".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Bernard Montgomery".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Courtney Hodges".
- Falaise_pocket commander "George Patton".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Günther von Kluge".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Harry Crerar".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Heinrich Eberbach".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Miles Dempsey".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Omar Bradley".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Paul Hausser".
- Falaise_pocket commander "Walter Model".
- Falaise_pocket conflict "Falaise Pocket".
- Falaise_pocket date "--08-21".
- Falaise_pocket hasPhotoCollection Falaise_pocket.
- Falaise_pocket partof "Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy".
- Falaise_pocket place France.
- Falaise_pocket place Normandy.
- Falaise_pocket result "Decisive Allied victory".
- Falaise_pocket strength "--08-16".
- Falaise_pocket strength "14".
- Falaise_pocket strength "Up to 100,000 menref|Historians Carlo D'Este and Milton Shulman state that 80,000 German soldiers were caught in the Falaise pocket. Terry Copp and Chester Wilmot claim that at least 100,000 Germans were trapped.|group=nb".
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- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Battles_and_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Poland.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Canada.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_France.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_the_United_Kingdom.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_the_United_States.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Military_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany.
- Falaise_pocket subject Category:Operation_Overlord.
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- Falaise_pocket comment "The Battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.".
- Falaise_pocket label "Bitwa pod Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Bolsa de Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Falaise pocket".
- Falaise_pocket label "Kessel von Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Poche de Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Sacca di Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Zak van Falaise".
- Falaise_pocket label "Фалезская операция".
- Falaise_pocket label "جيب فاليز".
- Falaise_pocket label "ファレーズ・ポケット".
- Falaise_pocket label "法萊茲包圍戰".
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- Falaise_pocket sameAs Bolsa_de_Falaise.
- Falaise_pocket sameAs Poche_de_Falaise.
- Falaise_pocket sameAs Kantong_Falaise.
- Falaise_pocket sameAs Sacca_di_Falaise.