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Battle of Broekhuizen

Battle of Broekhuizen was a battle fought on 27 November 1944 at Broekhuizen, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 300 against 200.

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Fought27 November 1944lasted 3 days
WhereBroekhuizen, Netherlands51.483N, 6.167E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses43 killed; 140 woundedand17–60 killed; 139 captured
Part ofWestern Front1939 to 1945

Where it sits in the Western Front

Siege of Fort Hegra, 1940Battle of France, 1940German invasion of Belgium, 1940Battle of Maastricht, 1940Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of Boulogne, 1940Battle of Dunkirk, 1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940Siege of Lille, 1940Dunkirk evacuation, 1940Battle of Pont-de-l'Arche, 1940Battle of Lanzerath Ridge, 1944Operation Madelaine, 1944Battle of Moerbrugge, 1944Siege of Dunkirk, 1944Battle of Metz, 1944Battle of Opheusden, 1944Battle of Vianden, 1944Battle of Broekhuizen, 1944Losheim Gap, 1944Battle of Clervaux, 1944Siege of Bastogne, 1944Battle of St. Vith, 1944Operation Nordwind, 1944Operation Bodenplatte, 1945Battle of Bure, 1945Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, 1945Operation Blockbuster, 1945Battle of Würzburg, 1945Ruhr Pocket, 1945Battle of Hamburg, 194519401945Battle of Broekhuizen, 1944
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 November 1944
to 30 November 1944
PlaceBroekhuizen, Netherlands
51.483N, 6.167E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength300200
Casualties and losses43 killed; 140 wounded17–60 killed; 139 captured
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Battle of Broekhuizen is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1900678, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Broekhuizen, revision 1372595867, 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.