Atlas of Battles

commander, 18 engagements

Battles of Omar Bradley

Battles of Omar Bradley

United States Army general (1893–1981)

Omar Bradley is recorded as a commander at 18 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1945: 12 battles and 6 campaigns across 6 present-day countries, most in France (8), Belgium (4), Germany (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,695 km apart end to end, 217 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (18).

Battle of Hill 609Battle of TroinaInvasion of NormandyOperation CobraSiegfried Line CampaignOperation LüttichLiberation of BelgiumOperation QueenLosheim GapElsenborn RidgeBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsRuhr PocketWestern Allied invasion of GermanyNormandy landingsOperation OverlordFalaise PocketBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of the BulgeNormandy landingsOperation OverlordFalaise PocketBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of the BulgeMadridBerlinAthensViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurt1000 km44.609N, 6.755E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 2 engagements1944: 14 engagements14 in 19441945: 2 engagements19431945
18 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Hill 609, 1943Battle of Troina, 1943Normandy landings, 1944Operation Overlord, 1944Invasion of Normandy, 1944Operation Cobra, 1944Siegfried Line Campaign, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Operation Lüttich, 1944Liberation of Belgium, 1944Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 1944Battle of the Bulge, 1944Operation Queen, 1944Losheim Gap, 1944Elsenborn Ridge, 1944Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads, 1944Ruhr Pocket, 1945Western Allied invasion of Germany, 194519431945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 April 1943Battle of Hill 609TunisiaAmerican victory
31 July 1943Battle of TroinaTroina, Italy462 km EAllied victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France1,769 km NWAllied victory
1944Operation OverlordNormandy, France3 km EAllied victory
1944Invasion of NormandyNormandy, France0 km NAllied victory
1944Operation CobraCotentin Peninsula, France45 km SWAllied victory
1944Siegfried Line CampaignNorthern France, France227 km NEAllied victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France185 km SWAllied victory
1944Operation LüttichMortain, France61 km SWAllied victory
1944Liberation of BelgiumBelgium460 km NEAllied victory
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen Forest, Germany120 km EGerman victory
1944Battle of the BulgeArdennes, France18 km SWAllied victory
1944Operation QueenRur, Belgium14 km SGerman defensive victory
17 December 1944Losheim GapBüllingen, Belgium15 km SEGerman victory
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenborn, Belgium5 km NAmerican victory
26 December 1944Battle of Heartbreak CrossroadsGermany8 km NEInconclusive
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany137 km NEAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B
1945Western Allied invasion of GermanyGermany, Netherlands167 km NWAllied victory; Fall of Nazi Germany; End of World War II...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.