Battle of Paderborn

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.

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Location: 51.7167, 8.7667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1945 Battle of Paderborn

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1945 Air Raids on Paderborn

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		County of Lippe		Wikidata
area	region	1123	Lippe		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Air Raids on Paderborn	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Paderborn	battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Sondermunitionslager Sennelager	weapon storage area	Wikidata
site	castle	1603	Wewelsburg	Schloss, hill castle, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	tower		Diebesturm	fortified tower	Wikidata