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Hill 262

Coordinates: 48°50′16″N 0°08′34″E / 48.8378°N 0.1428°E / 48.8378; 0.1428
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Battle of Hill 262
Part of Operation Tractable
Five soldiers kneel down in woodland.
Polish infantry moving towards cover on Mount Ormel, 20 August 1944.
Date19–21 August 1944
Location
Mont Ormel, northeast of Chambois
48°50′16″N 0°08′34″E / 48.8378°N 0.1428°E / 48.8378; 0.1428
Result Polish victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Poland Poland Germany Germany
Commanders and leaders
Poland Stanisław Maczek Germany Walter Model
Strength
1,500 infantry[3]
~80 tanks[3]		 Remnants of around 20 infantry and Panzer divisions[nb 1]
Casualties and losses
351 casualties[6][7]
11 tanks[6][7]		 ~1,500 casualties[nb 2]