Liberation of Rennes
| Liberation of Rennes | |||||||
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| Part of the liberation of France | |||||||
US advancement into Brittany in WW2 | |||||||
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United States Free France |
Germany Bezen Perrot | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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George Patton John Shirley Wood Pierre Herbart Yves Milon |
Eugen König Paul Hausser | ||||||
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8th Infantry Division French Forces of the Interior | XXV Army Corps | ||||||
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The liberation of Rennes, along with its surrounding settlements, took place on 4 August 1944 by the joint action of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and the 8th Infantry Division of the United States Army led by General Georges S. Patton, ending four years of occupation of the city by the Nazi Germans as part of the liberation of Brittany.