German losses against Poles in Normandy, 1944

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BartekPL
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German losses against Poles in Normandy, 1944

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Post by BartekPL » 19 Mar 2017, 20:25

Hello,
I'd like to know how many German soldiers were lost in fights against Poles in Normandy, 1944, especially officers and NCOs. I know about capture of General Enfeld and few others achievements, but I'd like to make as much correct as it's possible statistics. From what I have read 2000 KIAs casualities were inflicted for price of ~350 Poles, some killed by bombs of RAF and USAAF.
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Re: German losses against Poles in Normandy, 1944

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Post by Alsaceone » 04 May 2017, 04:04

According to Jim Dillon's translation of "Dans La Tour mente de la Guerra" by Marcel Launay, the Germans lost an estimated 2,000 killed and 5,000 taken prisoner. I didn't see anything regarding wounded Germans. This was the result of the Poles fighting a blocking action to keep the Germans from escaping the Falaise Pocket. The Poles are cited to have lost 325 including 16 officers, 1,002 wounded and 114 missing. Here's the link to the BBC article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peoples ... 0846.shtml


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