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Map showing the advance of US Army units into Brittany and the locations of German positions in August 1944. As part of the preparations for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, Saint-Malo was identified by the Allied planners as one of several minor ports on the French Atlantic coast that could be used to land supplies for the Allied ground forces in France.
Saint-Malo was rebuilt over a 12-year period from 1948 to 1960. It is a subprefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, and became the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Saint-Malo was the site of an Anglo-French summit in 1998 that led to a significant agreement regarding European defence policy.
The Battle of Saint-Malo was an engagement fought between Allied and German forces to control the French coastal town of Saint-Malo during World War II. The dictionary indicates that engagement and fought mean essentially the same thing. Good point: done Nick-D 04:53, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Similar problems were experienced at the pocket of St. Malo, where intelligence from the Resistance indicated a force of 10,000 Germans. The Americans encountered fierce opposition but they gradually advanced to the city's citadel, where the engineered defences meant that 1000-pound bombs were of little use.
Saint-Malo, French State, Military Administration in France Battle of Saint-Malo: Andreas von Aulock United States Armed Forces Third United States Army; French Liberation Army British Army 19 January 1944 4 August 1944 17 August 1944 1 week and 6 days Saint-Nazaire, French State, Military Administration in France Saint-Nazaire pocket
Fort National, Saint-Malo, at high tide Fort National, Saint-Malo, not at high tide Fort National, seen from Saint-Malo. Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port. The fort was originally called Fort Royal.
Operation Dragoon landings in southern France 1944-08-15: ... Saint-Malo: 35: Brittany: Battle of Saint-Malo ... End of World War II in Europe ...
Saint-Malo and Cherbourg were protected by 17 Squadron and 501 Squadron from the aerodrome at Dinard across the bay from Saint-Malo, then later from the Channel Islands. Fighter Command squadrons from RAF Tangmere were also available for Cherbourg and Coastal Command prepared to escort returning ships.