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Battle of Nuremberg

Battle of Nuremberg was a battle fought on 16 April 1945 at Nuremberg, in what is now Germany; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The recorded result: American victory.

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Soldaten der 3. US-Inf.-Div. (O'Daniel) während der Eroberung Nürnbergs am 20.04.1945. Photo aufgenommen an der Mauthalle.
Soldaten der 3. US-Inf.-Div. (O'Daniel) während der Eroberung Nürnbergs am 20.04.1945. Photo aufgenommen an der Mauthalle.. US Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 April 1945lasted 4 days
WhereNuremberg, Germany49.460N, 11.080E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses130 soldiersand400 soldiers; 371 civilians and forced laborers
Part ofWestern Allied invasion of Germany1945

Where it sits in the Western Allied invasion of Germany

Battles for Wilhelmshaven, 1945Battle of Remagen, 1945Battle of Frankfurt, 1945Battle of Kassel, 1945Battle of Nuremberg, 194519451945Battle of Nuremberg, 1945
5 placed engagements of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 April 1945
to 20 April 1945
PlaceNuremberg, Germany
49.460N, 11.080E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength45,000 troops2 divisions (est. 20,000-50,000); 2 regiments (est. 2,000-11,000); ROA troops (est. 18,000); Several ad hoc units of Luftwaffe (est. 2,000) and Volkssturm
Casualties and losses130 soldiers400 soldiers; 371 civilians and forced laborers
Commanders
  • Karl Holz (Nazi)
  • Willy Liebel
Battle of NurembergBattle of NurembergSiege of NurembergBattle of FürthBattle of the Alte VesteBattle of AltendorfBattle of KrottenseeSiege of NurembergBattle of the Alte VesteBattle of AltendorfBattle of KrottenseeFrankfurtStuttgartUlmWürzburgRegensburgPizenIngolstadtGießen100 km49.460N, 11.080E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1632 and 1945.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1945

Battle of Nuremberg is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q246553, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nuremberg (1945), revision 1370271035, 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.