Battle of Aschaffenburg | |||||||
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Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George S. Patton Alexander Patch | Emil Lamberth | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000 KIA, WIA, MIA 20+ tanks destroyed |
1,620 KIA, WIA, MIA 3,500 POW |
The Battle of Aschaffenburg was a 10 day battle fought between the forces of the United States 7th Army and 3rd Army on one side, and Nazi Germany on the other during World War II.