Battle of the Vosges (1944)

Battle of the Vosges and Alsace
Part of the Western Front of World War II

French troops advancing near Belfort, 1944
DateSeptember 15, 1944 (1944-09-15) – February 15, 1945 (1945-02-15)
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Free France
United States
Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Philippe Leclerc
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Alexander Patch
Friedrich Wiese
Units involved
2nd Moroccan Infantry Division
1st Free French Division
9th Colonial Infantry Division
3rd Algerian Infantry Division
442nd Regimental Combat Team
19th Army
5th Panzer Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of the Vosges and Alsace was a series of battles fought from September 15, 1944, to February 15, 1945, in the Vosges Mountains and the Alsace region during World War II. The engagements involved Free French and American forces advancing against German defenses established in the mountainous region.