Battle of Dompaire
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The Battle of Dompaire was fought between French and German armoured forces near the town of Dompaire in France. It took place between 12 and 14 September 1944 during the Lorraine campaign on the West
Panther tank knocked out in the village of Madonne-et-Lamerey during the battle
M4 Sherman tank of the 2nd French armoured Division during the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy August 1944
P-47 Thunderbolt from the 406th Fighter-Bomber Group
French 2nd Armoured Division Sherman at Blaesheim during the liberation of Alsace in November 1944
Panther tank
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The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European theatres of World War II
Battle of Dompaire
…recapture Vittel. On the evening of 12 September, from their base at Epinal, the 1st battalion Panzer-Regiment 29, which consisted of around 45 Panzer V Panther tanks, had entered the town of Dompaire west of Epinal. The other group, Panzer Battalion 2112, consisting of 45 Panzer IV tanks, had advanced westwards…
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