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Brécourt Manor Assault

Brécourt Manor Assault was a battle fought on 6 June 1944 in what is now France. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Brecourt Manor in Normandy. It was made famous by HBO's Band of Brothers.
Brecourt Manor in Normandy. It was made famous by HBO's Band of Brothers.. ReiAbreu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 June 1944
WhereFrance49.388N, 1.226W
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses4 killed; 2 woundedand20 killed; 12 captured; 4 howitzers disabled
Part ofInvasion of Normandy1944

Where it sits in the Invasion of Normandy

Battle of Graignes, 1944Operation Tonga, 1944Normandy landings, 1944Brécourt Manor Assault, 1944American airborne landings in Normandy, 1944Battle of Port-en-Bessin, 1944Battle of Ushant, 1944Battle of Douvres Radar Station, 194419441944Brécourt Manor Assault, 1944
8 placed engagements of the Invasion of Normandy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 June 1944
PlaceFrance
49.388N, 1.226W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength23 paratroopers12 paratroopers of Easy Company, 9 paratroopers of Dog Company, 1 paratrooper of Able Company, and 1 paratrooper from Fox Company.60 soldiers; 4 machine guns
Casualties and losses4 killed; 2 wounded20 killed; 12 captured; 4 howitzers disabled
Commanders
  • Richard Winters
  • Lynn Compton
  • Ronald Speirs
  • Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Brécourt Manor AssaultBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of CarentanBattle of Bloody GulchBattle of the Îles Saint-MarcoufBattle of GraignesBattle of Pointe du HocBattle of Bloody GulchBattle of the Îles Saint-MarcoufBattle of GraignesCaenDieppeSt.-Brieuc100 km49.388N, 1.226W
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Brécourt Manor Assault 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 Q28703, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Brécourt Manor assault, revision 1379213821, 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.