Ruhr Pocket

Wann

18. Apr. 1945

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

51.47° N, 7.55° E

Description

battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany

War

World War II

Battle on the Western Front in 1945

The Ruhr pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of World War II in Europe, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.

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