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Battle for Brest
Part of Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy

Men of the United States Army's 2nd Infantry Division advancing into Brest under German machine gun fire on 9 September 1944
Date7 August – 19 September 1944
Location
Brest, Brittany, France
48°23′27″N 4°29′08″E / 48.39083°N 4.48556°E / 48.39083; 4.48556
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United States
 United Kingdom		  Germany
Commanders and leaders
United States Troy H. Middleton
United States Walter M. Robertson
United States Donald A. Stroh
United States Charles H. Gerhardt		 Nazi Germany Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke Surrendered
Nazi Germany Hans Kroh Surrendered
Nazi Germany Erwin Rauch Surrendered
Strength
75,000 men 45,000 men
Casualties and losses
9,831 killed or wounded[1] 38,000 captured[1]
  1. ^ a b Bllumenson 1961, p. 653.