battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Nice
Battle of Nice was a battle fought on 28 August 1944 at Nice, in what is now France. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945.
Record
| Date | 28 August 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nice, France 43.696N, 7.271E | |
| Part of | World War II (1939 to 1945) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Nice 1705, same recorded site
- Siege of Nice 1543, 0.6 km
- Siege of Antibes 1746, 18 km
- Battle of Gilette 1793, 19 km
- Battle of Les Illes Lerins 1635, 27 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Audierne Bay 23 August 1944
- After: Battle of Meximieux 31 August 1944
- All 212 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
Battle of Nice 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 Q3237998, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.