Battle of Overloon

Battle of Overloon
Part of World War II

Churchill tanks with infantry advance during the attack by 3rd Division on a German pocket near Overloon, 14 October 1944.
Date30 September – 18 October 1944
Location51°34′13″N 5°57′30″E / 51.57028°N 5.95833°E / 51.57028; 5.95833
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Lashmer Whistler
United States Lindsay Sylvester
Nazi Germany Kurt Student
Strength
2 divisions 107th Panzer Brigade, Fallschirmjäger units [1]
Casualties and losses
1,878 men
3 aircraft
40 tanks
600 infantry
tanks

The Battle of Overloon was fought in the Second World War between Allied forces and the German Army which took place in and around the village of Overloon in the south-east of the Netherlands between 30 September and 18 October 1944. The battle was an Allied victory, after the Allies launched Operation Aintree. The Allies went on to liberate the town of Venray.

  1. ^ "The Battle of Overloon - Oorlogsmuseum Overloon".

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