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The Battle of Saint-Malo was fought between Allied and German forces for control of the French coastal town of Saint-Malo in Brittany during World War II.The battle was part of the Allied breakout across France and took place between 4 August and 2 September 1944.
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)
In World War II, during fighting in late August and early September 1944, the historic walled city of Saint-Malo was almost totally destroyed by American shelling and bombing. [11] [12] The beaches of nearby Dinard had been heavily fortified against possible Allied commando raids. Artillery at the two locations provided mutual support.
Taking the offensive, the 83rd reached the St. Lo-Periers Road, 25 July, and advanced 8 miles (13 km) against strong opposition as the Normandy Campaign ended. After a period of training, elements of the division took Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, 5 August, and Dinard, 15 August, and approached the heavily fortified area protecting St. Malo.
St Malo stood at the end of a causeway, and the British hoped to cut off the fresh-water supply that ran along it. The only immediate opposition they faced was a French artillery battery, "but the well-directed fire from the frigates soon silenced the enemy's guns, and the troops soon after landed without opposition".
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It is the only confirmed instance of one U.S. submarine firing at another during World War II. [ 192 ] 28 May – A PV-1 Ventura of U.S. Navy Bombing Squadron 148 (VB-148) damaged the submarine USS Permit (SS-178) with a depth charge in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of 06°45′N 151°52′E / 6.750°N 151.867°E / 6.750; 15
[2]: 31 Around 100 commandos who were captured in future raids in Europe were executed. 1942 deportation notice. Now that Sark was a front line in the war, Major Johann Hinkel, the new commander had 13,107 mines laid. [4]: 40–1 Access to beaches was blocked and additional troops arrived taking the total to around 500.