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Battle of Maastricht

Battle of Maastricht was a battle fought on 10 May 1940 at Maastricht, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 750 soldiers; 4+ anti-tank guns; 4 AA guns against 7th Air Division; 4th Tank Division; 343 tanks.

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Fought10 May 1940
WhereMaastricht, Netherlands50.850N, 5.683E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsNetherlandsagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses47 killedand186 killed; 9 tanks destroyed; 9 armoured cars destroyed; 10 aircraft shot down
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, 194519401945Battle of Maastricht, 1940
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 May 1940
PlaceMaastricht, Netherlands
50.850N, 5.683E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeGermans capture Maastricht
Strength750 soldiers; 4+ anti-tank guns; 4 AA guns7th Air Division; 4th Tank Division; 343 tanks
Casualties and losses47 killed186 killed; 9 tanks destroyed; 9 armoured cars destroyed; 10 aircraft shot down
Commanders
  • Henri Winkelman
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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 17 times between 1204 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1940

Battle of Maastricht is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q716750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maastricht, revision 1370448437, 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.