Battle of Paderborn (1945)
Battle of Paderborn | |||||||
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Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wolf Koltermann † | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
3rd Armored Division 104th Infantry Division |
Heavy Tank Battalion 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3 Combat Commands | 60 tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
17 M4 tanks destroyed destroyed1 M-36 17 half-tracks destroyed | 3 Tiger II tanks destroyed |
The Battle of Paderborn occurred during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Most notably the commander of the 3rd Armored Division Major General Maurice Rose was killed in an ambush outside of Paderborn on March 30. He was the highest ranking US General to be killed in action on the Western Front of World War II.[1]
Prelude
During the final weeks of March, American forces were racing into Germany, with
Ruhr Area
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References
- ISBN 9780831721657.
Further reading
- OL 27342118M.
External links