Ruhr Pocket

The Ruhr pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of World War II in Europe, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.

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1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Rose Pocket
battle, United Kingdom, Germany, 

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Location: 51.4667, 7.55, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1945-04-18T00:00:00Z

1945-04-18T00:00:00Z

1945 Ruhr Pocket

1254-10-16T00:00:00Z

1254-10-16T00:00:00Z

1254 Battle of the Wülferichskamp

1585-03-03T00:00:00Z

1585-03-08T00:00:00Z

1585 Battle of Werl

1849-05-10T00:00:00Z

1849-05-17T00:00:00Z

1849 Iserlohn rebellion 1849

1920-03-13T00:00:00Z

1920-04-12T00:00:00Z

1920 Ruhr Uprising

1943-03-05T00:00:00Z

1943-07-31T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of the Ruhr

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Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying paratroopers from the American 17th Airborne Division pass through Dorsten in Germany, while an Achilles tank destroyer waits, 29 March 1945. BU2740

Crossing of the Rhine

MauriceRose

Reduction of the Ruhr Pocket

Encirclement of the Ruhr

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying paratroopers of the 17th US Airborne Division, Germany, 29 March 1945. BU2737

Nachrichten fuer die Truppe Nr. 358 (9.4.1945)

SC 370810 - German nurse assists an 8th Armored Division medic treat a wounded German soldier, captured during the battle for Unna, Germany, 11 April, 1945. (49497413047)

SC 270694 - 5th Infantry Division troops of the 1st U.S. Army advance on the town of Recklinghausen, Germany. (52276266309)

SC 335318 - Ruhr Pocket cleanup. After the surrender of the entire east half of the Ruhr Pocket by Lt. Gen. Fritz Baverlein, 53rd Panzer Corps Commander, to the 7th Armored Division, 1st U.S. Army... (52235748449)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1254	Battle of the Wülferichskamp	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1585	Battle of Werl	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Iserlohn rebellion 1849	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Ruhr Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of the Ruhr	battle, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Ruhr Pocket	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Münsterstraße	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Luftschutzstollen Altstadt	air raid shelter adit	Wikidata
site	bunker		Reschop-Bunker	architectural structure, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		SatkomTower	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Sondermunitionslager Dortmund	weapon storage area	Wikidata
site	bunker		Sondermunitionslager Werl	weapon storage area	Wikidata
site	bunker		Zur Grotte	kneipe, air-raid shelter, street, café	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Hochbunker, System Leo Winkel	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Luftschutzstollen Dortmund	air raid shelter adit	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Hochbunker Augustastraße	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1354	Burgruine Hardenstein	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1470	House Witten	manor estate, castle	Wikidata
commons	image		Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying paratroopers from the American 17th Airborne Division pass through Dorsten in Germany, while an Achilles tank destroyer waits, 29 March 1945. BU2740		Commons
commons	image		Crossing of the Rhine		Commons
commons	image		MauriceRose		Commons
commons	image		Reduction of the Ruhr Pocket		Commons
commons	image		Encirclement of the Ruhr		Commons
commons	image		Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade carrying paratroopers of the 17th US Airborne Division, Germany, 29 March 1945. BU2737		Commons
commons	image		Nachrichten fuer die Truppe Nr. 358 (9.4.1945)		Commons
commons	image		SC 370810 - German nurse assists an 8th Armored Division medic treat a wounded German soldier, captured during the battle for Unna, Germany, 11 April, 1945. (49497413047)		Commons
commons	image		SC 270694 - 5th Infantry Division troops of the 1st U.S. Army advance on the town of Recklinghausen, Germany. (52276266309)		Commons
commons	image		SC 335318 - Ruhr Pocket cleanup. After the surrender of the entire east half of the Ruhr Pocket by Lt. Gen. Fritz Baverlein, 53rd Panzer Corps Commander, to the 7th Armored Division, 1st U.S. Army... (52235748449)		Commons