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| Carentan .................................... |
Where Combat Command A sent to
reinforce the
101th Airbourne Division, hit the 8th German Parachute Regiment and the
37th Panzer Grenadier Regiment headon, June 14-15, Estimated enemy dead
800; prosoners, 6 |
| Tessy sur
Vire |
Where Combat Command A held tank elements of
the 2nd Panzer Division from relieving German units trapped in the
Normandy pocket. |
| St. denis
le Gast |
Where a Panzer Battalion broke through to Division Reserve CP but was repulsed by point-blank fire from the 78th Armored Field Artillary Battalion and the 62nd Field Artillary Battalion, resulting in almost total destruction of the ememy column. |
| Cerences | Point of deepest penetration on Combat Command B's swing to the southwest to trap German elements cut off by the breakthrough. |
| Barenton | Where Company "H" of the 41st Infrantry held "Hand Grenade Hill" for five bitter days; from here the Division started its swing to the northeast to cut off German troops attempting to escape from the Falaise-Argentan pocket. |
| Domfront | Here Col. Merriam's 82nd Armored Rcn Battalion captured, killed or wounded an entire German engineering battalion of more than 400 men defending the town, street by street. |
| Elbeuf | The northermost Seine River ferry crossing, captured by Combat Command A on August 26. Here General Collier received a receipt for the city before turning it over to a Canadian Unit. |
| Mantes
Gassicourt |
Just north and west of this city, forward elements of the Division crossed the Seine on August 28 in pursuit of the routed German Seventh Army. |
| Camp
Lucky Strike |
Camp Lucky Strike was one of
several tent camps built around |
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