Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Omar Bradley

Battles of Omar Bradley

United States Army general (1893–1981)

Omar Bradley is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1945: 9 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Germany (3), France (2), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,984 km apart end to end, 373 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (4), Western Front (2), Invasion of Normandy (1).

Battle of Hill 609Losheim GapElsenborn RidgeBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsBattle of TroinaNormandy landingsFalaise PocketBattle of Hürtgen ForestRuhr PocketBattle of TroinaNormandy landingsFalaise PocketBattle of Hürtgen ForestRuhr PocketMadridBerlinAthensViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurt1000 km44.184N, 7.000E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 2 engagements1944: 6 engagements6 in 19441945: 1 engagements19431945
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Hill 609, 1943Battle of Troina, 1943Normandy landings, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 1944Losheim Gap, 1944Elsenborn Ridge, 1944Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads, 1944Ruhr Pocket, 194519431945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 April 1943Battle of Hill 609TunisiaAmerican victory
31 July 1943Battle of TroinaTroina, Italy462 km EAllied victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France1,769 km NWAllied victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France58 km SEAllied victory
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen Forest, Germany512 km NEGerman victory
17 December 1944Losheim GapBüllingen, Belgium34 km SGerman victory
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenborn, Belgium5 km NAmerican victory
26 December 1944Battle of Heartbreak CrossroadsGermany8 km NEInconclusive
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany137 km NEAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B

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, United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.