battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle for Brest
Battle for Brest was a battle fought on 7 August 1944 at Brittany, in what is now France; it lasted 43 days. It was part of Operation Overlord. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 75,000 men against 45,000 men.
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Where it sits in Operation Overlord
Record
| Date | 7 August 1944 to 19 September 1944 | |
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| Place | Brittany, France 48.390N, 4.486W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 75,000 men | 45,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | 9,831 killed or wounded | 38,000 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Brest 1513, 0.1 km NE
- Battle of Deez Nutz 1342, 1.2 km SW
- Childers Incident 1793, 12 km SW
- Battle of Camaret 1694, 15 km SW
- Siege of Fort Crozon 1594, 16 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1342 and 1944.
In the same war
- Before: Second Battle of the Odon 15 July 1944
- After: Falaise Pocket 12 August 1944
- All 10 engagements of Operation Overlord
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Battle of Monte Cassino Italy
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of Aachen Germany
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
Battle for Brest is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q714223, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Brest, revision 1375115628, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.