Battle of Chambois

Battle of Chambois
Part of Operation Overlord, World War II
US and Polish officers after the junction of the US and Polish forces at Chambois
Date 18–20 August 1944 Location Chambois, France 48°48′21″N 00°06′22″E / 48.80583°N 0.10611°E / 48.80583; 0.10611 Result Allied victory Closure of the Falaise Pocket
Belligerents
United States  Canada Poland	Germany
Commanders and leaders
George S. Patton Harry Crerar Stanisław Maczek	Walter Model Paul Hausser (WIA)
Units involved
90th Infantry Division 1st Armoured Division	116th Panzer Division 7th Army

The Battle of Chambois was an August 1944 battle during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. Prior to the battle, a pocket had formed around Falaise, Calvados, where the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer Army (formerly Panzergruppe West) were encircled by the Western Allies. The seizure of Chambois by American, Canadian and Polish forces saw the final closure of the Falaise Pocket on August 21, 1944 and the destruction of most of Army Group B.