Battle of Arracourt

Battle of Arracourt
Part of the Lorraine Campaign of World War II
Arracourt commemorative monument
Date 18–29 September 1944 Location 48°44′30″N 06°36′51″E / 48.74167°N 6.61417°E / 48.74167; 6.61417 near Arracourt, Lorraine, France Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Germany
Commanders and leaders
George S. Patton Bruce C. Clarke	Hasso von Manteuffel
Units involved
4th Armored Division Combat Command A	5th Panzer Army 2 Panzer Brigades elements of 2 Panzer Divisions
Strength
unknown	262 tanks & assault guns
Casualties and losses
41 medium tanks 7 light tanks 7 tank destroyers[1]	200 tanks & assault guns lost[2] 86 destroyed 114 damaged During the battle, 73 tanks were destroyed / damaged by P-47s.[3] 5th Panzer Army losses in September of 1944 in Arracourt region: 118 Panther 101 Panzer IV 122 Jagdpanzer and Stug[3]

The Battle of Arracourt took place between U.S. and German armoured forces near the town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France between 18 and 29 September 1944, during the Lorraine Campaign of World War II. As part of a counteroffensive against recent U.S. advances in France, the German 5th Panzer Army had as its objective the recapture of Lunéville and the elimination of the XII Corps bridgehead over the Moselle River at Dieulouard.^{[4][page needed]}

With local superiority in troops and tanks, the Germans anticipated quick defeat of the defending Combat Command A (CCA) of the U.S. 4th Armored Division.^{[4][page needed]} With better intelligence, tactics and use of terrain, CCA and the XIX Tactical Air Command defeated two panzer brigades and elements of two panzer divisions over eleven days of battle.^{[4][page needed]}