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Battle of Bloody Gulch

Battle of Bloody Gulch was a battle fought on 13 June 1944 at Méautis, in what is now France. It was part of Operation Overlord. The recorded result: American victory.

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Fought13 June 1944
WhereMéautis, France49.294N, 1.281W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses32 killed; 73 wounded; 4 tanks destroyedand43 killed; 89 wounded; 2 tanks destroyed
Part ofOperation Overlord1944

Where it sits in Operation Overlord

Battle for Caen, 1944Battle of Cherbourg, 1944Battle of Carentan, 1944Battle of Bréville, 1944Battle of Bloody Gulch, 1944Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, 1944Second Battle of the Odon, 1944Battle for Brest, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Liberation of Paris, 194419441944Battle of Bloody Gulch, 1944
10 placed engagements of Operation Overlord in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 June 1944
PlaceMéautis, France
49.294N, 1.281W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3 parachute infantry regiments; 60 tanks (2nd Armored Division)1 parachute infantry battalion; 1 Waffen SS motorized division; 12 tanks
Casualties and losses32 killed; 73 wounded; 4 tanks destroyed43 killed; 89 wounded; 2 tanks destroyed
Commanders
  • Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Battle of Bloody GulchBattle of Bloody GulchBattle of CarentanBattle of GraignesBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of La Haye-du-PuitsBattle of LoreyBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of LoreyLe HavreRennesCherbourgDieppeSt.-Brieuc100 km49.294N, 1.281W
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Battle of Bloody Gulch 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 Q4870503, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bloody Gulch, revision 1370107965, 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.