Battle for Brest
August 7 – September 19, 1944 · Brittany
Result Allied victory
US forces besieged the German garrison in the fortress port of Brest in Brittany. The city was captured after weeks of fighting, but the port was so wrecked that the Allies could not use it.
Allies
Axis
Other
Units
VIII Corps (United States)
29th Infantry Division (United States)
Also under V Corps (United States)
6th Armored Division (United States)
79th Armoured Division
8th Infantry Division (United States)
2nd Ranger Battalion
5th Ranger Battalion
US 2nd Division
28th Infantry Regiment (United States)
75th Ranger Regiment