What the records say
- When
- 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.50° N, 7.17° E
- Description
- 1944 WWII battle in France
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
- War
- World War II
Placed at the mountain its title names, Vosges.
Battle of the Vosges (1944)
1944 WWII battle in France
The Battle of the Vosges and Alsace was a series of battles fought from September 15, 1944, to February 15, 1945, in the Vosges Mountains and the Alsace region during World War II. The engagements involved Free French and American forces advancing against German defenses established in the mountainous region.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la bataille des Vosges : la ligne de front allemande est brisée le 17 octobre , sans lendemain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Part of
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