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Fort Driant

Fort Driant was a battle fought on 27 September 1944 in what is now France. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 1,300–3,000.

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Bombing of Fort Driant by P-47's from the XIX Tactical Air Command
Bombing of Fort Driant by P-47's from the XIX Tactical Air Command. XIX Tactical Air Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 September 1944
WhereFrance49.073N, 6.055E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses64 killed; 547 wounded; 187 missing or captured; Total: 798andUnknown

Record

Date27 September 1944
PlaceFrance
49.073N, 6.055E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength10,0001,300–3,000
Casualties and losses64 killed; 547 wounded; 187 missing or captured; Total: 798Unknown
Commanders
  • Otto von Knobelsdorff
  • Heinrich Kittel
Fort DriantFort DriantBattle of GravelotteBattle of SpicherenBattle of the FrontiersSiege of MetzSiege of MetzBattle of SpicherenBattle of the FrontiersStrasbourgLuxembourgMannheimSaarbrückenWiesbadenNancyFreiburgReims100 km49.073N, 6.055E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1870 and 1944.

Elsewhere in 1944

Fort Driant 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 Q324977, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Driant, revision 1370440897, 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.