Falaise pocket
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falaise-pocket-161-16557787
title:
Falaise pocket
text:
The Falaise pocket or battle of the Falaise pocket was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. Allied forces formed a pocket around Falaise, Calvados, in which German Army Group B, consisting of the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer Army, were encircled by the Western Allies. The battle resulted in the destruction of most of Army Group B west of the Seine, which opened the way to Paris and the Franco-German border. Six weeks after the 6 June 1944 Allied invasion of
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Engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise_pocket
date created:
2004-05-19T00:58:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:53:18Z
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