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Battle of Ushant

Battle of Ushant was a naval engagement fought in 1944 at English Channel, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at English Channel. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 8 destroyers against 3 destroyers; 1 torpedo boat.

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Fought1944
WhereEnglish Channel, France50.000N, 2.000W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Canada; PolandagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses1 destroyer damagedand39 killed; 140 captured; 1 destroyer sunk; 1 destroyer scuttled
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 Ushant, 1944
8 placed engagements of the Invasion of Normandy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
PlaceEnglish Channel, France
50.000N, 2.000W
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Strength8 destroyers3 destroyers; 1 torpedo boat
Casualties and losses1 destroyer damaged39 killed; 140 captured; 1 destroyer sunk; 1 destroyer scuttled
Commanders
  • Theodor von Bechtolsheim
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Placed at English Channel; 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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Battle of Ushant 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 Q3270927, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ushant (1944), revision 1371191235, 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.