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Appearance
Battle of Montebourg | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Cotentin | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
J. Lawton Collins | Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Part of VII Corps • 4th Infantry Division • 9th Infantry Division • 79th Infantry Division |
Battle Group von Schlieben • 709th Infantry Division • part of 77th Infantry Division |
The Battle of Montebourg was fought in north-west Normandy between US and German forces for control of the towns of Montebourg and Valognes as US forces attempted to push north towards the port of Cherbourg from their D-Day lodgement around Sainte-Mère-Église.
Background
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[edit]Aftermath
[edit]Notes, citations and sources
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Bradham, Randolph (2012). "To the Last Man": The Battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany. Barnsley: Frontline. ISBN 978-1-84832-665-1.
- Wilmot, Chester (1952). The Struggle for Europe. London: Collins. p. oclc=908982608.
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