What the records say
- When
- 26 Mar 1945 – 29 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.11° N, 8.68° E
- Description
- battle in WW2 (1945)
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Frankfurt
Battle in WW2 (1945)
The Battle of Frankfurt was a three-day battle for control of Frankfurt am Main during World War II. The 5th Infantry Division conducted the main attack while the 6th Armored Division provided support. The city was defended by the LXXX Corps of the Seventh Army.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “occupation de Francfort par l’armée américaine”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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