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The Battle of Carentan was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of Normandy. The battle took place from 10 to 14 June 1944, on the approaches to and within the town of Carentan , France .
The capture of Carentan was likely made possible by elements of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment that had been mis-dropped southeast of Carentan. During the Battle of Graignes, the 507th stopped the advance of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, which may otherwise have reached Carentan before the 101st Airborne Division. [citation needed]
Battle of Carentan, June 8–12, 1944. 101st units maneuvered on June 8 to envelop Saint-Côme-du-Mont, pushing back FJR6, and consolidated its lines on June 9. VII Corps gave the division the task of taking Carentan. The 502nd experienced heavy combat on the causeway on June 10.
GIs talk with villagers on 12 June 1944. It is best known for being the scene of a military engagement between the American 101st Airborne Division and the German Wehrmacht on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont was occupied by sixty German soldiers of the 191 Artillery-Regiment (91. Infanterie Division).
Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃]) is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. [2]
The beaches of Normandy are still known by their invasion code names. Significant places have plaques, memorials, or small museums, and guide books and maps are available. Some of the German strong points remain preserved; Pointe du Hoc, in particular, is little changed from 1944. The remains of Mulberry harbour B still sits in the sea at ...
1944-06-12: Carentan: 50: Normandy: American: 101st Airborne Division: Battle of Carentan (1944-06-06 to 13) 1944-06-14: Marèges Dam: 15 19: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Limousin: Maquis du Limousin [3] 1944-07-01: Cherbourg: 50: Normandy: American: Battle of Cherbourg: 1944-07-18: Saint-Lô: 50: Normandy: American XIX Corps [4] Battle of Saint-Lô ...
Mission Albany was a parachute combat assault at night by the U.S. 101st Airborne Division on June 6, 1944, part of the American airborne landings in Normandy during World War II. It was the opening step of Operation Neptune , the assault portion of the Allied invasion of Normandy , Operation Overlord .