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English: Normandy Breakout Map, operations 25 July to 15 August 1944 Based on map Normandybreakout.jpg - number 64 from The Department of History at the United States Military Academy Date 20 February 2024
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 .
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]
Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands ).
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]
Even after their defeat at Alesia, the people of Normandy continued to fight until 51 BC, the year Caesar completed his conquest of Gaul. Below is a list of Gallic tribes, whose territories correspond to later Normandy, and their administrative centers: Abrincates (Ingena, modern-day Avranches), Aulerci Eburovices (Mediolanum, modern-day Evreux),
Liberation Route Europe logo. Liberation Route Europe is an international remembrance trail that connects the main regions along the advance of the Western Allied Forces toward the liberation of Europe and final stage of the Second World War.
The roofs are slate, the house is on two levels lit by windows divided into bays. It was the scene of one of the most significant feats of the Battle of Normandy, the Brécourt Manor Assault, led by paratroopers of the 506th Infantry Regiment led by Lt. Richard Winters of the 101st Airborne Division, on 6 June 1944. Franqueville Manor