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The German High Command launched Operation Luttich on the night of 6/7 August aimed at the US 30th lnfantry Division occupying the village of Mortain. The Initial onslaught was partially successful in penetrating the American lines and the 2nd Bn, …

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The German High Command launched Operation Luttich on the night of 6/7 August aimed at the US 30th lnfantry Division occupying the village of Mortain. The Initial onslaught was partially successful in penetrating the American lines and the 2nd Bn, 120th lnfantry Regiment was surrounded and cut off east of Mortain. The men of E Company commanded by Lt. Ralph Kerley occupied Hill 314 on the right flank of US position. Elements of the 2nd SS Panzer and 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Divisions repeatedly attacked the 2nd Bn positions day and night. Each assault was helped driven off by the accurate on call artillery fire from the 230th FA Bn directed by E Company's FO, Lt. Robert Weiss. On the night of 8 August elements of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division renewed their assault on Hill 314 successfully penetrating E Company's position. Lt. Kerley rallied his troops and drove off the grenadiers with small arms fire and Lt. Weiss' relentless artillery missions.

Mortain, France

The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. A pocket was formed around Falaise, Calvados, in which the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer Army were encircled by the Western Allies. The battle is also referred to as the Battle of the Falaise Gap. The battle resulted in the destruction of most of Army Group B west of the Seine, which opened the way to Paris and the Franco-German border for the Allied armies on the Western Front.

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