battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of the Grebbeberg
Battle of the Grebbeberg was a battle fought on 11 May 1940 at Grebbeberg, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the German invasion of the Netherlands. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 15,000; 88 field guns; 6 anti-tank guns; 4 AA guns; 5 fighters; 4 light bombers against 23,000; 58 field guns.
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Record
| Date | 11 May 1940 to 13 May 1940 | |
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| Place | Grebbeberg, Netherlands 51.954N, 5.600E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 15,000; 88 field guns; 6 anti-tank guns; 4 AA guns; 5 fighters; 4 light bombers | 23,000; 58 field guns |
| Casualties and losses | 417 killed | 275 killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Rhenen 1499, 2.2 km W
- Battle of Opheusden 1944, 3.1 km SE
- Assault on Nijmegen 1589, 8.2 km SW
- Battle of the Nijmegen Salient 1944, 18 km E
- Battle of Dorestad AD 695, 18 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1499 and 1944.
In the same war
- After: Battle of Mill 1940
Elsewhere in 1940
- Battle of Britain United Kingdom
- Battle of France Belgium
- Dunkirk evacuation France
- Battle of Dunkirk France
- German invasion of the Netherlands Netherlands
Battle of the Grebbeberg is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q610000, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Grebbeberg, revision 1370599826, 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.