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The Colmar Pocket (); () was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group during World War II. It was formed when 6th AG liberated southern and northern Alsace and adjacent eastern Lorraine, but could not clear central Alsace. During Operation Nordwind in December 1944, 19th Army attacked north out of the Pocket in support of other German forces attacking south from the Saar into northern Alsace. In late January and early February 1945, the French First Army (reinforced by the U.S. XXI Corps) cleared the Pocket of German forces.

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  • Colmar Pocket
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  • The Colmar Pocket (); () was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group during World War II. It was formed when 6th AG liberated southern and northern Alsace and adjacent eastern Lorraine, but could not clear central Alsace. During Operation Nordwind in December 1944, 19th Army attacked north out of the Pocket in support of other German forces attacking south from the Saar into northern Alsace. In late January and early February 1945, the French First Army (reinforced by the U.S. XXI Corps) cleared the Pocket of German forces.
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Strength
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • Initial: 5 French infantry divisions
  • Reinforcements: 1 French armored division
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Date
  • --01-20
Commander
  • Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
  • Jacob Devers
  • Frank W. Milburn
  • Siegfried Rasp
  • Heinrich Himmler
  • Antoine Béthouart
  • Erich Abraham
  • Goislard de Monsabert
  • Max Grimmeiss
Casualties
  • : 13,390
  • : 8,000
  • At least 22,000; possibly as high as 38,500
Result
  • Allied victory
Place
  • Around Colmar, Alsace
Conflict
  • The Colmar Pocket
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  • The Colmar Pocket (); () was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group during World War II. It was formed when 6th AG liberated southern and northern Alsace and adjacent eastern Lorraine, but could not clear central Alsace. During Operation Nordwind in December 1944, 19th Army attacked north out of the Pocket in support of other German forces attacking south from the Saar into northern Alsace. In late January and early February 1945, the French First Army (reinforced by the U.S. XXI Corps) cleared the Pocket of German forces.
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