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Atlantic pockets
German attempt to deny French ports to Allied forces
Atlantic pockets
In World War II, the Atlantic pockets were locations along the coasts of the Netherlands, Belgium and France chosen as strongholds by the occupying German forces, to be defended as long as possible against land attack by the Allies. The locations are known in German as Atlantikfestungen (lit. "Atlantic strongholds") but are known in English as "Atlantic pockets". Six of the Atlantic pockets were captured by the Allies between June and October 1944. With the Allies' success in gaining access to numerous ports, they placed the remaining Atlantic pockets under siege. Three surrendered in April 1945, and the remainder in May 1945. Collectively, the Atlantic pockets tied up 210,500 German troops.
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