Battle of the Grebbeberg

Battle of the Grebbeberg
	Part of Battle of the Netherlands
	; The Grebbeberg, seen from the south
Date	11–13 May 1940
Location	Grebbeberg, Rhenen, Netherlands51.954°N 5.600°E
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst; (Field Army); Jacob Harberts; (2nd Corps); Antonie Marinus Michiel van Loon; (4th Division)	Karl von Tiedemann
Units involved
II Corps 4th Infantry Division; Brigade B;	18th Army 207th Infantry Division; SS-brigade Der Führer;
Strength
15,000; 88 field guns; 6 anti-tank guns; 4 AA guns; 5 fighters; 4 light bombers	23,000; 58 field guns
Casualties and losses
417 killed	275 killed

The Battle of the Grebbeberg (Dutch: Slag om de Grebbeberg) was a major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, which was a part of the World War II Operation Fall Gelb in 1940.

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