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Battle of Port-en-Bessin

Battle of Port-en-Bessin was a battle fought on 8 June 1944 at Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, in what is now France. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: Elements of 47 Commando: about 420 men; 328 during assault against Elements of 352nd Division; 2 Flakships.

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Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France)
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France). Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 June 1944
WherePort-en-Bessin-Huppain, France49.345N, 0.754W
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses136 casualties: 46 killed; 70 woundedand300 prisoners (incomplete)
Part ofInvasion of Normandy1944

Where it sits in the Invasion of Normandy

Battle of Graignes, 1944Operation Tonga, 1944Normandy landings, 1944Brécourt Manor Assault, 1944American airborne landings in Normandy, 1944Battle of Port-en-Bessin, 1944Battle of Ushant, 1944Battle of Douvres Radar Station, 194419441944Battle of Port-en-Bessin, 1944
8 placed engagements of the Invasion of Normandy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 June 1944
to 7 June 1944
PlacePort-en-Bessin-Huppain, France
49.345N, 0.754W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthElements of 47 Commando: about 420 men; 328 during assaultElements of 352nd Division; 2 Flakships
Casualties and losses136 casualties: 46 killed; 70 wounded300 prisoners (incomplete)
Commanders
  • C. F. Phillips
  • Dietrich Kraiss
Battle of Port-en-BessinBattle of Port-en-BessinSiege of Bayeux (1417)Battle of FormignyNormandy landingsBattle of Pointe du HocBattle of Le Mesnil-PatryNormandy landingsBattle of Pointe du HocLe HavreRouenCherbourgDieppeSt.-Brieuc100 km49.345N, 0.754W
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Battle of Port-en-Bessin is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16208804, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Port-en-Bessin, revision 1370586482, 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.