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Central Europe Campaign

Invasion of Germany
Part of the Western Front of World War II
United States Army soldiers supported by a M4 Sherman tank move through a smoke filled street in Wernberg, Germany during April 1945
American infantrymen of the U.S. 11th Armored Division supported by an M4 Sherman tank move through a smoke filled street in Wernberg, Germany, April 1945.
Date 22 March – 8 May 1945
Location Germany and the Netherlands
Result

Decisive Allied victory

Belligerents
 United States
 United Kingdom
France France
 Canada
Poland Poland
 Norway
 Denmark
 Netherlands
 Belgium
Nazi Germany Germany  Surrendered
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) Hungary
Commanders and leaders
United States Harry S. Truman
United States Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Kingdom Bernard Montgomery
United States Omar Bradley
United States Jacob L. Devers
United StatesGeorge Patton (†)
Adolf Hitler
Albert Kesselring
Gerd von Rundstedt
Walter Model 
Paul Hausser
Johannes Blaskowitz
Heinrich Himmler
Units involved

United StatesUnited Kingdom 1st Allied Airborne Army
United States 12th Army Group

United Kingdom 21st Army Group

United States 6th Army Group

Army Group B

Army Group G

Army Group H

Strength
4.5 million troops (91 Divisions)
~17,000 tanks
28,000 combat aircraft
~63,000 artillery pieces
Initial:
~1 million troops
~500 operational tanks and assault guns
~2,000 operational combat aircraft
Casualties and losses
United States
62,704 casualties including 15,009 killed
Canada
6,298 casualties including 1,482 killed
up to 410,000 battle deaths, deaths from other causes and missing
3,000,000+ captured

Decisive Allied victory

United StatesUnited Kingdom 1st Allied Airborne Army
United States 12th Army Group

United Kingdom 21st Army Group

United States 6th Army Group


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