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Operation Blockbuster

Operation Blockbuster was a battle fought in 1945 in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1945
WhereGermany51.578N, 6.569E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsCanada; United KingdomagainstNazi 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, 194519401945Operation Blockbuster, 1945
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1945 (year precision)
to 1945
PlaceGermany
51.578N, 6.569E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Harry Crerar
  • Brian Horrocks
  • Alfred Schlemm
Operation BlockbusterOperation BlockbusterBattle of RheinbergSiege of RheinbergSiege of RheinbergSiege of RheinbergSiege of RheinbergBattle of RheinbergAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonn100 km51.578N, 6.569E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1945

Operation Blockbuster 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 Q2025992, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Blockbuster, revision 1370631034, 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.