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Battle of Saint-Malo

Battle of Saint-Malo was a battle fought on 6 August 1944 at Saint-Malo, in what is now France; it lasted 11 days. It was part of Liberation of France. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 American troops; ~2,500 French Resistance against ~12,000.

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Fought6 August 1944lasted 11 days
WhereSaint-Malo, France48.637N, 2.029W
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Free France; United KingdomagainstNazi Germany; Italian Social Republic
Casualties and lossesModerateandMore than 10,000 captured
Part ofLiberation of France

Where it sits in Liberation of France

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4 placed engagements of Liberation of France in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 August 1944
to 17 August 1944
PlaceSaint-Malo, France
48.637N, 2.029W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength20,000 American troops; ~2,500 French Resistance~12,000
Casualties and lossesModerateMore than 10,000 captured
Commanders
  • Troy H. Middleton
  • Robert C. Macon
  • Andreas von Aulock
  • Richard Seuss
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1378 and 1944.

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Elsewhere in 1944

Battle of Saint-Malo 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 Q3238000, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saint-Malo, revision 1382183070, 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.