 Even while battle was raging around Mortain, Allied armies continued the encirclement of the Wehrmacht in Normandy, closing what would be known as the Falaise Pocket on 20 August; the encirclement cost the Germans an estimated 10,000 dead and another 50,000 wounded.Although a much larger number of German soldiers were able to escape eastwards, they were forced to leave behind their heavy weapons and equipment.Paris was liberated on 25 August 1944, marking the end of Operation Overlord.