Royan pocket

Royan Pocket
Part of the Liberation of France
The USAAF's 447th Bomb Group helped raze the nearby city of Royan.
Date 12 September 1944 - 17/20 April 1945 Location Royan and Pointe de Grave, Charente-Maritime, France Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Germany	France  United States
Commanders and leaders
Hartwig Pohlmann Hans Michahelles	Edgard de Larminat Henri Adeline Jean de Milleret
Units involved
	Atlantic Army Detachment USAAF
Strength
8,000-9,000 men[1]	France : 73000 men[1] United States : Aerial support
Casualties and losses
circa 1,000 killed 800 wounded 8,000 taken prisoner[1]	364 killed 1,560 wounded 13 missing (attack from 13 until 20 april)[1] 1,500 civilians killed

The Royan pocket (French: Poche de Royan) was one of the Atlantic pockets towards the end of World War II, an isolated position held by German troops left behind as the German army retreated from occupied France. It became important to the German High Command that these pockets be held to deny port facilities to the advancing Allies.