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Battle of Frankfurt

Battle of Frankfurt was a battle fought in 1945 at Frankfurt, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Frankfurt. It was part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 2 divisions against 1-2 divisions (understrength).

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Fought1945
WhereFrankfurt, Germany50.111N, 8.682E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and lossesunknownand24
Part ofWestern Allied invasion of Germany1945

Where it sits in the Western Allied invasion of Germany

Battles for Wilhelmshaven, 1945Battle of Remagen, 1945Battle of Frankfurt, 1945Battle of Kassel, 1945Battle of Nuremberg, 194519451945Battle of Frankfurt, 1945
5 placed engagements of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1945 (year precision)
to 1945
PlaceFrankfurt, Germany
50.111N, 8.682E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength2 divisions1-2 divisions (understrength)
Casualties and lossesunknown24
Commanders
  • Stafford LeRoy Irwin
  • Robert W. Grow
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Placed at Frankfurt; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1945

Battle of Frankfurt is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q245898, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Frankfurt, revision 1370441048, 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.