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Battle of Clervaux

Battle of Clervaux was a battle fought on 18 December 1944 at Clervaux, in what is now Luxembourg. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.

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Schlossburg in Clerf (fr.: Clervaux) Luxemburg, von der Pfarrkirche aus
Schlossburg in Clerf (fr.: Clervaux) Luxemburg, von der Pfarrkirche aus. The original uploader was Joachim Köhler at German Wikipedia. (Original text: de:Benutzer:Joachim Köhler), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date18 December 1944
PlaceClervaux, Luxembourg
50.055N, 6.030E
Part ofWestern Front (1939 to 1945)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultGerman victory
BelligerentsNazi GermanyUnited States
CommandersMeinrad von LauchertHurley Fuller
Strength1 panzergrenadier regiment; 1 panzer regiment1 regimental combat team; 1 tank battalion; 1 tank company; 1 tank destroyer battalion
Casualties and lossesSignificant; 4 tanks destroyed2,000–2,750; 60 tanks destroyed
Battle of ClervauxBattle of ClervauxBattle of ViandenSiege of BastogneBattle of St. VithSiege of LuxembourgBattle of the ArdennesSiege of BastogneBattle of St. VithSiege of LuxembourgBattle of the ArdennesBrusselsCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonn100 km50.055N, 6.030E
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Battle of Clervaux is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Luxembourg.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870763, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Clervaux, revision 1371276692, 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.