. . . "The Battle for Brest was one of the fiercest battles fought on the Western Front during World War II. Part of the Allied plan for the invasion of mainland Europe called for the capture of port facilities, in order to ensure the timely delivery of the enormous amount of war materiel required to supply the invading Allied forces. It was estimated that the 37 Allied divisions to be on the continent by September 1944 would need 26,000 tons of supplies each day."@en . "Battle for Brest"@en . . "266. Infanterie-Division" . . "2nd Fallschirmj\u00E4ger-Division" . "*8th Infantry Division" . "1944-09-19Z"^^ . "4,000http://www.germanwarmachine.com/info_43.html" . "VIII Corps" . "Allied victory" . "*2nd Infantry Division" . . "79th Armoured Division(elements)" . "*29th Infantry Division" . "*5th Ranger Battalion" . . "*2nd Ranger Battalion" . "344. Infanterie-Division" .