Battle of Kassel

Name: Battle of Kassel
Start: 1945-04-01
End: 1945-04-04

1 Apr 1945 – 4 Apr 1945 · 51.29° N, 9.43° E

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When: 1 Apr 1945 – 4 Apr 1945
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 51.29° N, 9.43° E
Description: 1945 battle
War: World War II

Battle of Kassel (1945)

Battle in the Western Front of World War II

The Battle of Kassel was a four-day struggle between the U.S. Army and the German Army in April 1945 for Kassel, a medium-sized city 140 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main, which also is the second-largest city in Hesse. The battle resulted as the U.S. Third Army pushed northeast from the region of Frankfurt and Mainz. The battle opened on April 1, 1945 and ended with an American victory three days later.

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