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Battle for St-Lô (Battle Zone Normandy)

By Nigel De Lee

Book information

Publisher
Sutton Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
0750930187
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
55 MB (57699297 bytes)
Pages
0\193
Time added
2017-01-22 10:28:52

Description

The name of the town of St-Le has a powerful resonance for American Normandy veterans. Both the German defenders and the Allies were aware that the town was the strategic key to western Normandy. St-Le had already been subjected to a massive bombardment campaign before D-Day, as it formed the hub of the local road network. Major General Charles H. Gerhardt, commander of US 29th Infantry Division that landed at Omaha on 6 June, was ordered to capture the town by D plus 9 (15 June). The scene was set for a trial of strength between the opposing sides that would decide the fate of the Normandy campaign.

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