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commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Miles Dempsey

Battles of Miles Dempsey

British army officer (1896-1969)

Miles Dempsey is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1944 and 1945: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in France (4), Germany (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 945 km apart end to end, 236 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Operation Overlord (3), Invasion of Normandy (1), Western Front (1).

Normandy landingsBattle for CaenSecond Battle of the OdonFalaise PocketBattle of HamburgNormandy landingsBattle for CaenFalaise PocketBattle of HamburgAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsThe HagueStuttgartLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenBremen200 km51.221N, 4.700E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1944: 4 engagements4 in 19441945: 1 engagements19441945
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Normandy landings, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Second Battle of the Odon, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Battle of Hamburg, 194519441945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, FranceAllied victory
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaen, France24 km SEAllied victory
15 July 1944Second Battle of the OdonNormandy, France14 km SWIndecisive
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France29 km SEAllied victory
1945Battle of HamburgHamburg, Germany877 km NEBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, War Office official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.