Battle of Hannut

Battle of Hannut
Part of the Battle of Belgium in World War II
Two destroyed SOMUA S35s being inspected by German soldiers.
Date 12–14 May 1940 Location Hannut, Belgium 50°40′00″N 5°05′00″E / 50.6667°N 5.0833°E / 50.6667; 5.0833Coordinates: 50°40′00″N 5°05′00″E / 50.6667°N 5.0833°E / 50.6667; 5.0833 Result Indecisive
Belligerents
France  Belgium  Netherlands	Germany
Commanders and leaders
René Prioux Gabriel Bougrain Jean-Léon-Albert Langlois	Erich Hoepner Horst Stumpff Johann Joachim Stever
Strength
2 armoured divisions 20,800 personnel 600 AFVs	2 Panzer divisions 25,927 personnel 618 tanks (some sources say 674) 108 artillery pieces 1,252 aircraft
Casualties and losses
121 tanks destroyed/damaged or abandoned personnel: unknown	60 killed 80 wounded 49 tanks destroyed 111 tanks damaged
Hannut Hannut, a municipality of Belgium in the Walloon Region of the Province of Liege

René Prioux
Gabriel Bougrain

Erich Hoepner
Horst Stumpff

The Battle of Hannut (not to be confused with the Battle of Gembloux Gap) was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of Belgium which took place between 12 and 14 May 1940 at Hannut in Belgium; it was the largest tank battle in the campaign. It was also the largest clash of tanks in armoured warfare history at the time.

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