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Losheim Gap

Losheim Gap was a battle fought on 17 December 1944 at Büllingen, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.

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American soldiers, stripped of all equipment, lie dead, face down in the slush of a crossroads, probably in the village of Honsfeld, Belgium. Note the bare feet of the soldier in the foreground. Captu
American soldiers, stripped of all equipment, lie dead, face down in the slush of a crossroads, probably in the village of Honsfeld, Belgium. Note the bare feet of the soldier in the foreground. Captu. uploaded by Poldiri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 December 1944
WhereBüllingen, Belgium50.405N, 6.268E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
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, 194519401945Losheim Gap, 1944
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 December 1944
PlaceBüllingen, Belgium
50.405N, 6.268E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength106th Infantry Division (elements of); 99th Infantry Division (elements of); 14th Cavalry Group; Total strength: over 6,000 men, 30 light tanks, 18 medium tanks1st SS Panzer Division; Total strength: ~17,000 men, 120+ Panzers and SPGs
Casualties and losses3,750 casualties; 450 killed,; 1,000+ wounded,; 2,300 captured; 32 tanks500 casualties; 200 killed,; 300 wounded; 10 armored vehicles
Commanders
Losheim GapLosheim GapElsenborn RidgeBattle of Lanzerath RidgeBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsBattle of St. VithBattle of KesternichBattle of St. VithBattle of KesternichFrankfurtBrusselsCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfSaarbrücken100 km50.405N, 6.268E
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Losheim Gap is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636277, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Losheim Gap, revision 1370268527, 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.