Battle of Maastricht
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The Battle of Maastricht was one of the first battles that took place during the German Campaign on the Western Front during World War II. Maastricht was a key city in order to capture the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael and split the allied armies in half.
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Battle of Maastricht | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of World War II | |||||||
German Panzers in Maastricht (10 May 1940) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Netherlands | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henri Winkelman | Fedor von Bock | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
750 soldiers 4+ anti-tank guns 4 AA guns |
7th Air Division 4th Tank Division 343 tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
47 killed |
186 killed 9 tanks destroyed 9 armoured cars destroyed 10 aircraft shot down |
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