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Battle of Nancy

Battle of Nancy was a battle fought on 5 September 1944 at Lorraine, in what is now France. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 3 divisions against 2 divisions and 2 regiments.

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Vue aérienne du site de la Caserne Kléber et de l'aérodrome d'Essey-Nancy le 18 août 1944, après les bombardement alliés.
Vue aérienne du site de la Caserne Kléber et de l'aérodrome d'Essey-Nancy le 18 août 1944, après les bombardement alliés.. Caserne Kléber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date5 September 1944
PlaceLorraine, France
48.693N, 6.184E
Part ofWorld War II (1939 to 1945)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesNazi Germany
CommandersManton S. EddyHeinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
Strength3 divisions2 divisions and 2 regiments
Casualties and lossesAt least 2,851; (80th Division only)At least 4,081; (3rd PG and 553rd VG Divisions)
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Map of the Nancy battlefield.
Map of the Nancy battlefield.. Source for image is http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/lorraine/photos/map2.jpg part of The Lorraine Campaign (U.S. , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Nancy 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 Q767510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nancy (1944), revision 1379281280, 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.