Battle of Royan

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The Battle of Royan was a late-World War II Allied operation in April 1945 to capture the German-held Atlantic port city of Royan in southwestern France.

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Battle of Royan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Allies ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
combatant Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

French Forces of the Interior ⓘ
German garrison of Royan ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date April 1945 ⓘ
followedBy surrender of remaining German Atlantic pockets in France ⓘ
garrison German forces in Royan ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
involves aerial bombardment ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ
isPartOf European theatre of World War II ⓘ
location Charente-Maritime ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
Royan ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
militaryCampaign Allied campaign to clear German Atlantic pockets in France ⓘ
natureOfAttack combined arms assault ⓘ
notableFor destruction of Royan ⓘ
use of heavy bombing on an Atlantic pocket ⓘ
objective capture Royan ⓘ
eliminate German Atlantic pocket at Royan ⓘ
outcome capture of Royan by Allied forces ⓘ
partOf Allied operations against the Atlantic pockets in France ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
precededBy Liberation of most of France in 1944 ⓘ
region Atlantic coast ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1945-04 ⓘ
statusOfRoyanBeforeBattle German-held city ⓘ
strategicImportance control of the port of Royan ⓘ
securing the Gironde estuary ⓘ
theatre Atlantic coast of France ⓘ
timePeriod late World War II ⓘ
typeOfTarget port city ⓘ
year 1945 ⓘ

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