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The '''Battle of Bertenau''' was a military engagement of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] between [[Second Apelian Republic|Apelia]] and [[Vierz Empire|Vierzland]] on a 200 kilometer-front on the outskirts of [[Bertenau]], then the third-largest Vierz city. It occurred between May and August 1943. No fighting occurred in Bertenau itself, but large confrontations happened in nearby settlements such as [[Lettern]] and [[Oppitz]]. | The '''Battle of Bertenau''' was a military engagement of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] between [[Second Apelian Republic|Apelia]] and [[Vierz Empire|Vierzland]] on a 200 kilometer-front on the outskirts of [[Bertenau]], then the third-largest Vierz city. It occurred between May and August 1943. No fighting occurred in Bertenau itself, but large confrontations happened in nearby settlements such as [[Lettern]] and [[Oppitz]]. | ||
Bertenau was a primary political and military focus of Apelia and the [[Socialist | Bertenau was a primary political and military focus of Apelia and the [[Socialist Internationale]]. The Apelian {{wp|strategic offensive}}, [[Operation Faucille]], saw the capture of the Vierz cities of [[Salzdorf]] and [[Tillena]] and the near-encirclement of the [[Borish Republic|Borish]] capital [[Anderveld]]. Apelian forces rapidly moved towards Bertenau through seemingly-undefended territory. | ||
Vierz {{wp|Strategic defense|defensive operations}} frustrated Apelian efforts, as [[Army Group West (Vierzland)|Army Group West]] was able to secure additional divisions from the [[East Vierz Front of the Great War|Eastern Front]] and slow the Apelian advance. Apelian forces were split between simultaneous offensives in Borland and Vierzland and became unable to break past Vierz defensive belts. The Apelian offensive totally froze on 7 August 1943 and resulted in the end of Operation Faucille as an operational failure. The battle was a significant blow to the SIC offensive against Vierzland as a whole and resulted in Apelia shifting its overall strategic focus towards the ongoing [[Battle of Borland]]. | Vierz {{wp|Strategic defense|defensive operations}} frustrated Apelian efforts, as [[Army Group West (Vierzland)|Army Group West]] was able to secure additional divisions from the [[East Vierz Front of the Great War|Eastern Front]] and slow the Apelian advance. Apelian forces were split between simultaneous offensives in Borland and Vierzland and became unable to break past Vierz defensive belts. The Apelian offensive totally froze on 7 August 1943 and resulted in the end of Operation Faucille as an operational failure. The battle was a significant blow to the SIC offensive against Vierzland as a whole and resulted in Apelia shifting its overall strategic focus towards the ongoing [[Battle of Borland]]. | ||
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| Battle of Bertenau | |||||||
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| Part of the West Vierz Front of the Great War | |||||||
 Vierz troops beside a destroyed Apelian tank | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Apelia |
 Vierz Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abel Mallaire Jules Charbonnier Ignace Delisle Gaylord Trudeau |
Hermann Eschau Reinhold Tausche Gotthard Auspitz Jürgen Streicher Georg Dannecker | ||||||
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Army Group Serres: 2nd Army 3rd Army 13th Army 5th Army 17th Army |
Army Group West: 5th Army 6th Army 7th Army 3rd Armoured Corps | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Total: 1,030,000 men 1,700 tanks 830 aircraft |
Total: 710,000 men 1,570 tanks 480 aircraft | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Total: 158,000 missing or killed 700–800 tanks damaged or destroyed 288 aircraft destroyed |
Total: 89,056 missing or killed 300–400 tanks damaged or destroyed 112 aircraft destroyed | ||||||
The Battle of Bertenau was a military engagement of the Great War between Apelia and Vierzland on a 200 kilometer-front on the outskirts of Bertenau, then the third-largest Vierz city. It occurred between May and August 1943. No fighting occurred in Bertenau itself, but large confrontations happened in nearby settlements such as Lettern and Oppitz.
Bertenau was a primary political and military focus of Apelia and the Socialist Internationale. The Apelian strategic offensive, Operation Faucille, saw the capture of the Vierz cities of Salzdorf and Tillena and the near-encirclement of the Borish capital Anderveld. Apelian forces rapidly moved towards Bertenau through seemingly-undefended territory.
Vierz defensive operations frustrated Apelian efforts, as Army Group West was able to secure additional divisions from the Eastern Front and slow the Apelian advance. Apelian forces were split between simultaneous offensives in Borland and Vierzland and became unable to break past Vierz defensive belts. The Apelian offensive totally froze on 7 August 1943 and resulted in the end of Operation Faucille as an operational failure. The battle was a significant blow to the SIC offensive against Vierzland as a whole and resulted in Apelia shifting its overall strategic focus towards the ongoing Battle of Borland.