Battle for Brittany

Battle for Brittany
	Part of the Western Front of World War II
Date	August - September 1944
Location	North-western France
Result	Stalemate
Belligerents
Allies; United States; Free France;	Axis; Germany
Commanders and leaders
General Troy H. Middleton; General Walton Walker; General Raymond Chomel; Colonel Albert Eon;	General Fahrmbacher; General Andreas von Aulock; Luftwaffe General Hans Junck; Admiral Hans Mirow;

The Battle for Brittany took place between August and October 1944. After the Allies broke out of Normandy in June 1944, Brittany became targeted for its well developed ports which the Allies intended to use, whilst also stopping their continued use by German U-boats.

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