Brest, Battle of, Brest, France, 1944

found: Work cat.: 2007043199: Balkoski, J. From beachhead to Brittany, 2008:CIP t.p. (the 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August-September 1944) galley (the Brest campaign began officially for the 29th Infantry Division on Aug. 23, 1944; German troops surrendered the city on Sept. 18, 1944)

found: World War II in Europe, 1999:p. 1404-1405 (Brest (21 Aug.-19 Sept. 1944): the Allied attack got off to a good start on Aug. 21; city virtually leveled; most of the German defenders surrendered on 18 Sept., but Ramcke and his staff escaped across the harbor to the Crozon peninsula; he was captured the next day)

found: Almanac of World War II, 1981(7 Aug. 1944: In Brittany VIII Corps is now attacking Brest, St Malo and Lorient; 19 Sept. 1944: the last resistance of the German garrison in Brest comes to an end)

found: Wikipedia, Oct. 18, 2007(Battle for Brest: Brest was breached by American troops on Aug. 7, 1944; city was razed to the ground before General Ramke surrendered on Sept. 19, 1944)