Modern era · 1944
Battle for Brest
The Battle for Brest was fought in August and September 1944 on the Western Front during World War II. Part of the overall Battle for Brittany and the Allied plan for the invasion of mainland Europe called for the capture of port facilities, in order to ensure the timely delivery of the enormous amount of war materiel required to supply the invading Allied forces.
- When
- 7 Aug 1944 – 19 Sept 1944
- Where
- Brittany
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle for Brest, CC BY-SA 4.0