Coordinates: 48°53′34″N 0°11′31″W / 48.89278°N 0.19194°W / 48.89278; -0.19194
| Falaise Pocket | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy | |||||||
Map showing the course of the battle from 8–17 August 1944; Allied attacks are shown in blue and the German Mortain offensive and subsequent counterattacks in red. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States United Kingdom Canada Poland Free French |
Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bernard Montgomery Omar Bradley Harry Crerar Miles Dempsey Courtney Hodges George Patton |
Günther von Kluge Walter Model Paul Hausser Heinrich Eberbach |
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| Strength | |||||||
| up to 17 divisions | 14–15 divisions Up to 100,000 men |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Total casualties unavailable but significant | ~60,000 casualties | ||||||
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