Battle of Paderborn

Battle of Paderborn
Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II
Date30–31 March 1945
Location
Paderborn, Germany
Result American victory
Belligerents
United States  Germany
Commanders and leaders
United States Maurice Rose †
United States Doyle Hickey
United States Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.		 Nazi Germany Hans Stern
Nazi Germany Wolf Koltermann
Units involved
United States 3rd Armored Division
United States 104th Infantry Division		 Nazi Germany Heavy Tank Battalion
Nazi Germany 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion
Strength
3 Combat Commands 60 tanks
Casualties and losses
17 M4 tanks destroyed
1 M-36 destroyed
17 half-tracks destroyed		 3 Tiger II tanks destroyed

The Battle of Paderborn occurred during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Most notably the commander of the 3rd Armored Division Major General Maurice Rose was killed in an ambush outside of Paderborn on March 30. He was the highest ranking US General to be killed in action on the Western Front of World War II.[1]

Prelude

During the final weeks of March, American forces were racing into Germany, with George Patton's 3rd Army crossing the Rhine river and the 1st Army fighting for the Remagen bridgehead. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group was also crossing the last natural barrier into the Ruhr Area.

References

  1. ^ Cacutt, Len (1986-02-01). Decisive Battles: The Turning Points of World War II. Gallery Books. ISBN 9780831721657.

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