Contemporary era · 1945
Ruhr pocket
The Ruhr pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of World War II in Europe, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.
- When
- 18 Apr 1945
- Where
- Ruhr Region
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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