Battle of Paderborn (1945)

The Battle of Paderborn occurred during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Most notably the commander of the 3rd Armored Division Major General Maurice Rose was killed in an ambush outside of Paderborn on March 30. He was the highest ranking US General to be killed in action on the Western Front of World War II.[1]

Battle of Paderborn
Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II
Date30–31 March 1945
Location
Paderborn, Germany
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Maurice Rose †
Doyle Hickey
Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.		 Hans Stern
Wolf Koltermann †
Units involved
3rd Armored Division
104th Infantry Division		 Heavy Tank Battalion
507th Heavy Panzer Battalion
Strength
3 Combat Commands 60 tanks
Casualties and losses
17 M4 tanks destroyed
1 M-36 tank destroyer destroyed
17 half-tracks destroyed		 3 Tiger II tanks destroyed

Prelude

The final weeks of march American forces were racing in to Germany, george patton 3rd Army was crossing the Rhine river, the 1st Army was fighting for the Remagen bridgehead, Field Marshall Montgomery was also crossing the last natural barrier to reach Germany borders.

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References
  1. Cacutt, Len (1986-02-01). Decisive Battles: The Turning Points of World War II. Gallery Books. ISBN 9780831721657.

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