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Battle of Würzburg

Battle of Würzburg was a battle fought on 31 March 1945 at Würzburg, in what is now Germany; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: est. 3,500 against est. 5,000.

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Einmarsch amerikanischer Truppen in Würzburg Anfang April 1945
Einmarsch amerikanischer Truppen in Würzburg Anfang April 1945. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 March 1945lasted 6 days
WhereWürzburg, Germany49.793N, 9.930E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsNazi GermanyagainstUnited States
Casualties and lossesest. 1,000 dead (including civilians)andest. 300 dead
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, 194519401945Battle of Würzburg, 1945
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 March 1945
to 6 April 1945
PlaceWürzburg, Germany
49.793N, 9.930E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strengthest. 3,500est. 5,000
Casualties and lossesest. 1,000 dead (including civilians)est. 300 dead
Commanders
  • Harry J. Collins
Battle of WürzburgBattle of WürzburgBattle of WürzburgBattle of RoßbrunnSkirmish of GoßmannsdorfBattle of GerchsheimBattle of HelmstadtSkirmish of GoßmannsdorfBattle of HelmstadtFrankfurtStuttgartMannheimWiesbadenKoblenzRegensburgIngolstadtJena100 km49.793N, 9.930E
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Battle of Würzburg 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 Q2237229, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Würzburg (1945), revision 1370277057, 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.