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  • Battle of Hamburg (1945)
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  • The Battle of Hamburg was one of the last battles of World War II, where the remaining troops of the German 1st Parachute Army fought the British VIII Corps for the control of Hamburg, between 18 April and 3 May 1945. British troops were met with fierce resistance inside the city as Hamburg was the last significant remaining pocket of resistance in the north. Once the British had captured the city, they continued their advance north-east and sealed off the remnants of the 1st Parachute Army and Army Group Northwest in the Jutland peninsula.
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Strength
  • 2
  • 3
  • Approx: 10,000 troops
  • Approx: 3,000 troops
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Partof
  • the Invasion of Germany during World War II
Date
  • --04-18
Commander
  • Miles Dempsey
  • Alwin Wolz
  • Evelyn Barker
  • Kurt Student
  • Lewis Lyne
Caption
  • A British tank in the city centre after the battle.
Casualties
  • Heavy
Result
  • British Victory
Place
  • Hamburg, Germany
Conflict
  • Battle of Hamburg
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  • The Battle of Hamburg was one of the last battles of World War II, where the remaining troops of the German 1st Parachute Army fought the British VIII Corps for the control of Hamburg, between 18 April and 3 May 1945. British troops were met with fierce resistance inside the city as Hamburg was the last significant remaining pocket of resistance in the north. Once the British had captured the city, they continued their advance north-east and sealed off the remnants of the 1st Parachute Army and Army Group Northwest in the Jutland peninsula.