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Battle of Nuremberg (1945)

1945 in GermanyApril 1945 in EuropeBattles of World War II involving GermanyBattles of World War II involving the United StatesConflicts in 1945
Nuremberg in World War IIWestern Allied invasion of Germany
3. US Inf. Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945
3. US Inf. Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945

The Battle of Nuremberg (German: Schlacht um Nürnberg), also called the Fall of Nuremberg, was a five-day battle between the forces of the United States 7th Army on one side, and Nazi Germany on the other during the last days of World War II. The battle saw some of the fiercest urban combat during the war and it took four days for the United States to capture the city. The battle was a blow to Nazi Germany as Nuremberg was a center of the Nazi regime. The Nuremberg Rallies took place in the city and to lose the city to the Americans took a heavy toll on already low German morale. Even though American forces heavily outnumbered the German forces, it was not until 20 April, that the 7th Army took the city center. The battle devastated the city.

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Battle of Nuremberg (1945)
Schwanhäußerstraße, Nuremberg Altstadt und engere Innenstadt

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N 49.46 ° E 11.08 °
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Schwanhäußerstraße 20
90408 Nuremberg, Altstadt und engere Innenstadt
Bavaria, Germany
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3. US Inf. Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945
3. US Inf. Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945
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