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Battle of the Mons Pocket

31 août 1944 – 5 sept. 1944 · 50.45° N, 3.95° E

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31 août 1944 – 5 sept. 1944
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Bataille
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50.45° N, 3.95° E
Description
world War II battle in Belgium (1944)

Placé à : town its title names, Mons.

Battle of the Mons pocket

World War II battle in Belgium (1944)

The battle of the Mons pocket was an engagement fought between Allied and German forces during late August and early September 1944. It formed part of the final stages of the rapid Allied advance across France and Belgium. During the battle United States Army forces, assisted by the Belgian Resistance, encircled a large number of retreating German Army and Waffen-SS troops near the town of Mons in Belgium.

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