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Battle of Graignes

Battle of Graignes was a battle fought in 1944 in what is now France. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy.

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Fought1944
WhereFrance49.250N, 1.200W
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstGermany
Casualties and losses32 dead (incl. 17 executed)andUnknown
Part ofInvasion of Normandy1944

Where it sits in the Invasion of Normandy

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

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 12 June 1944
PlaceFrance
49.250N, 1.200W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength182 paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment and small group of B Company of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and two soldiers of the 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
Casualties and losses32 dead (incl. 17 executed)Unknown; 26 civilians executed
Commanders
  • Charles D. Johnston
  • Leroy D. Brummitt
  • Werner Ostendorff
Battle of GraignesBattle of GraignesBattle of CarentanBattle of Bloody GulchBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of Saint-LôBattle of LoreyBattle of Bloody GulchBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of Saint-LôLe HavreRennesRouenCherbourgDieppeSt.-Brieuc100 km49.250N, 1.200W
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Battle of Graignes is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Graignes, revision 1376674555, 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.