Second Battle of the Alps

Second Battle of the Alps
Part of the Western Front of World War II

Stuart tank preserved as memorial to the Battle of Authion
Date21 December 1944 – 2 May 1945
(4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Result See Aftermath
Territorial
changes
Tende and La Brigue annexed by France after a plebiscite
Belligerents
 France
 United States
Italian Resistance
Commanders and leaders
Jacob L. Devers
Paul-André Doyen
Rodolfo Graziani
Hans Schlemmer
Strength
40,000 men 4 divisions
(2 Italian, 2 German)
Casualties and losses
2,287 casualties:
393 killed
1,730 wounded
164 missing or captured
1,453 casualties:
800 killed or wounded
653 captured

The Second Battle of the Alps (French: deuxième bataille des Alpes; Italian: seconda battaglia delle Alpi) was a military campaign fought between combined German and Italian Social Republic forces, and the re-established French Republic led by Charles de Gaulle and other Allied forces.