battle, medieval

Battle of Birten

Name: Battle of Birten
Location: Xanten, Germany

Battle of Birten was a battle fought in AD 939 at Xanten, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Xanten.

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FoughtAD 939

WhereXanten, Germany51.662N, 6.454E, placed at the location, approximate

BelligerentsKingdom of Germany; (East Francia)againstDuchy of Lotharingia

Record

Date	AD 939 (year precision)
Place	Xanten, Germany 51.662N, 6.454E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Otto the Great	Henry I, Duke of Bavaria Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine

Placed at Xanten; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Mehr 1758, 8.8 km N
Operation Varsity 1945, 11 km NE
Siege of Rees 1599, 12 km N
Battle of Rheinberg 1758, 16 km SE
Siege of Rheinberg 1586, 16 km SE

Elsewhere in AD 939

Battle of Birten is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q123456607, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Birten, revision 1370434442, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.