What the records say
- When
- 18 Aug 1944 – 20 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.81° N, 0.11° E
- Description
- 1944 World War II battle fought near Chambois
- War
- World War II
Battle of Chambois
1944 World War II battle near Chambois
The Battle of Chambois was an August 1944 battle during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. Prior to the battle, a pocket had formed around Falaise, Calvados, where the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer Army were encircled by the Western Allies.
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