Battle for Brest - Revision history

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Expanded while keeping wikipedia info to a necessary minimum.

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	\|forces2 = {{Wiki\|2nd Parachute Division (Germany)\|2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division}}<br>		\|forces2 = {{Wiki\|2nd Parachute Division (Germany)\|2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division}}<br>
	{{Wiki\|266th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)\|266. Infanterie-Division}}<br>		{{Wiki\|266th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)\|266. Infanterie-Division}}<br>
	343. Infanterie-Division		{{Wiki\|343rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)\|343. Infanterie-Division}}
	\|casual1 = 9,831 killed or wounded		\|casual1 = 9,831 killed or wounded
	\|casual2 = 38,000 captured		\|casual2 = 38,000 captured
	}}		}}
	The '''Battle for Brest''' was fought on the {{Wiki\|Western Front (World War II)\|Western Front}} during [[World War II]]. It was part of the Allies' operation to liberate Europe from [[Nazi Party\|Nazi]] [[Germany]].		The '''Battle for Brest''' was fought on the {{Wiki\|Western Front (World War II)\|Western Front}} during [[World War II]]. It was part of the Allies' operation to liberate Europe from [[Nazi Party\|Nazi]] [[Germany]].

			==Background==
			In the summer of 1944, after the Allied [[Normandy landings\|success]] in [[Normandy]], German forces strategically retreated. [[Brest]], a vital port city in northwestern [[France]] on the {{Wiki\|Brittany}} peninsula, gained significance. The Germans fortified the city, establishing a strong defensive position. With Allied advancements, Brest became a crucial target for its strategic role in resupplying the Allied forces.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Battle for Brest}}</ref>

	==Battle==		==Battle==
	On 9 September ~~1944~~, members of the 2nd Infantry Division of the [[United States Armed Forces]] advanced on the city under heavy machine gun fire.<ref name="Glyph4">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#4\|Glyph 4: "Infinite Knowledge"]]</ref>		On 7 August 1944, American troops reached and surrounded Brest, facing a formidable struggle against the well-entrenched German garrison comprising ''{{Wiki\|Fallschirmjäger}}'', Kriegsmarine personnel, and various military units, leading to a challenging storming of the city by the US {{Wiki\|VIII Corps (United States)\|VIII Corps}}.<ref name="WP"/> On 9 September, members of the 2nd Infantry Division of the [[United States Armed Forces]] advanced on the city under heavy machine gun fire.<ref name="Glyph4">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#4\|Glyph 4: "Infinite Knowledge"]]</ref> Following the battle, the city was completely destroyed, leaving only a few medieval stone-built fortifications intact; on 19 September, General {{Wiki\|Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke}} surrendered the city to the Americans after rendering the port facilities unusable, dashing hopes of their timely repair to aid the war effort.<ref name="WP"/>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|~~appears in Glyphs only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Io\|photo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Battle for Brest''' was fought on the {{Wiki\|Western Front (World War II)\|Western Front}} during [[World War II]]. It was part of the Allies' operation to liberate Europe from [[Nazi Party\|Nazi]] [[Germany]].		The '''Battle for Brest''' was fought on the {{Wiki\|Western Front (World War II)\|Western Front}} during [[World War II]]. It was part of the Allies' operation to liberate Europe from [[Nazi Party\|Nazi]] [[Germany]].

			==Battle==
	On 9 September 1944, members of the 2nd Infantry Division of the [[United States Armed Forces]] advanced on the city under heavy machine gun fire.<ref name="Glyph4">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#4\|Glyph 4: "Infinite Knowledge"]]</ref>		On 9 September 1944, members of the 2nd Infantry Division of the [[United States Armed Forces]] advanced on the city under heavy machine gun fire.<ref name="Glyph4">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#4\|Glyph 4: "Infinite Knowledge"]]</ref>

			==Legacy==
	In 2012, a photograph of US forces advancing on Brest was later acquired by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The picture contained a hidden {{Wiki\|hexadecimal}} cipher that read "[[Antikythera mechanism]], much older than 150 BCE." The picture was hidden with the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzle titled "Infinite Knowledge".<ref name="Glyph4" />		In 2012, a photograph of US forces advancing on Brest was later acquired by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The picture contained a hidden {{Wiki\|hexadecimal}} cipher that read "[[Antikythera mechanism]], much older than 150 BCE." The picture was hidden with the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzle titled "Infinite Knowledge".<ref name="Glyph4" />

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{{Era|Timeline}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Stub}}
{{Battle Infobox
|prev = [[Battle of Tinian]]
|next =
|image = AC2 - US Soldiers Brest.jpg
|conflict = [[World War II]]
|date = 7 August – 19 September 1944
|place = {{Wiki|Brittany}}, [[France]]
|result = Allied victory
|side1 = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|25px]] [[United States]] [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.png|25px]] [[United Kingdom]]
|side2 = [[File:Nazi flag.png|25px]] [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[Germany]]
|commanders1 = {{Wiki|Troy H. Middleton}} {{Wiki|Walter M. Robertson}} Donald A. Stroh {{Wiki|Charles H. Gerhardt}}
|commanders2 = {{Wiki|Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke}} {{Wiki|Hans Kroh}} {{Wiki|Erwin Rauch}}
|forces1 = {{Wiki|VIII Corps (United States)|VIII Corps}}
*{{Wiki|2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division}}
*{{Wiki|8th Infantry Division (United States)|8th Infantry Division}}
*{{Wiki|29th Infantry Division (United States)|29th Infantry Division}}
*{{Wiki|2nd Ranger Battalion (United States)|2nd Ranger Battalion}}
*{{Wiki|5th Ranger Battalion (United States)|5th Ranger Battalion}}
*{{Wiki|79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|79th Armoured Division}} (elements)
*{{Wiki|6th Armored Division (United States)|6th Armored Division}} (elements)
|forces2 = {{Wiki|2nd Parachute Division (Germany)|2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division}} 
{{Wiki|266th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|266. Infanterie-Division}} 
343. Infanterie-Division
|casual1 = 9,831 killed or wounded
|casual2 = 38,000 captured
}}
The '''Battle for Brest''' was fought on the {{Wiki|Western Front (World War II)|Western Front}} during [[World War II]]. It was part of the Allies' operation to liberate Europe from [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[Germany]].

On 9 September 1944, members of the 2nd Infantry Division of the [[United States Armed Forces]] advanced on the city under heavy machine gun fire.<ref name="Glyph4">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#4|Glyph 4: "Infinite Knowledge"]]</ref>

In 2012, a photograph of US forces advancing on Brest was later acquired by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The picture contained a hidden {{Wiki|hexadecimal}} cipher that read "[[Antikythera mechanism]], much older than 150 BCE." The picture was hidden with the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzle titled "Infinite Knowledge".<ref name="Glyph4" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Timeline}}
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