Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany, Advance to the Rhine in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II
An aerial view of Frankfurt after the war.
Date
26–29 March 1945
Location
Frankfurt, Germany
Result
American victory
Belligerents
United States
Germany
Commanders and leaders
Stafford LeRoy Irwin Robert W. Grow
Albert Kesselring Erich Löffler
Units involved
5th Infantry Division 6th Armored Division
LXXX Corps
Strength
2 divisions
1-2 divisions (understrength)
Casualties and losses
unknown
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Western Allied invasion of Germany
Blackcock
Rhineland
Veritable
Grenade
Blockbuster
Plunder
Flashpoint
Varsity
Archway
Lumberjack
Remagen
Cologne
Gisela
Undertone
Aschaffenburg
TF Baum
Frankfurt
Ruhr
Paderborn
Würzburg
Kassel
Heilbronn
Howard
Dortmund
Friesoythe
Nuremberg
Lippach
Düsseldorf
Stuttgart
Hamburg
Itter Castle
Logistics
American
British
The Battle of Frankfurt was a three-day battle for control of Frankfurt am Main during World War II. The 5th Infantry Division conducted the main attack while the 6th Armored Division provided support. The city was defended by the LXXX Corps of the Seventh Army.
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