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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Which happened first?

• Ruhr Pocket and Indonesian National Revolution happened in the same year
• Ruhr Pocket and Battle of Castle Itter happened in the same year
• Ruhr Pocket and Battle of Okinawa happened in the same year
• Ruhr Pocket and Borneo campaign happened in the same year
• Ruhr Pocket and Operation Hannibal happened in the same year

Timeline

1. Battle of Castle ItterMay 5, 1945
2. Battle of Okinawa1945
3. Borneo campaignMay 1, 1945 – August 15, 1945
4. Indonesian National RevolutionAugust 17, 1945 – December 27, 1949
5. Operation HannibalJanuary 1945
6. Ruhr Pocket (this page)April 18, 1945

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