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Liberation of Strasbourg
Part of Second World War
The routes taken by US and French forces involved in the liberation of Strasbourg
The routes taken by US and French forces involved in the liberation of Strasbourg
Date23 November 1944
Location
Strasbourg, France
48°35′00″N 7°44′45″E / 48.5833°N 7.7458°E / 48.5833; 7.7458
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Provisional Government of the French Republic France
Liberation of Strasbourg United States
Liberation of Strasbourg Germany
Commanders and leaders
Provisional Government of the French Republic Philippe Leclerc Nazi Germany Franz Vaterrodt

The liberation of Strasbourg took place on 23 November 1944 during the Alsace campaign (November 1944 – March 1945) in the last months of World War II. After the liberation of Mulhouse on 21 November 1944 by the 1st Armored Division,[1] General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, and the 2nd Armored Division entered the city of Strasbourg in France after having liberated Sarrebourg and La Petite-Pierre from Nazi Germany, which cleared the way to Strasbourg.

  1. ^ Pierre (2012-11-28). "Mulhouse History". French Moments. Retrieved 2023-06-22.

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