Battle of Maastricht

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Battle of Maastricht
Part of the Western Front of World War II
German Panzers in Maastricht (10 May 1940)
Date 10 May 1940 Location Maastricht, Netherlands, and the surrounding area Result German victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Henri Winkelman	Fedor von Bock
Strength
750 soldiers 4+ anti-tank guns 4 AA guns	7th Air Division 4th Tank Division 343 tanks
Casualties and losses
47 killed	186 killed 9 tanks destroyed 9 armoured cars destroyed 10 aircraft shot down

The Battle of Maastricht was one of the first battles that took place during the German Campaign on the Western Front during World War II. Maastricht was a key city in order to capture the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael and split the allied armies in half.