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Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg - Cutting the Peninsula 9th Division 17-18 June 1944
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1944-06-17/1944-06-18
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Battle Narrative
The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought immediately after the successful Allied landings on 6 June 1944. Allied troops, mainly American, isolated and captured the fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, in a hard-fought, month-long campaign.
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Wikipedia: Battle of Cherbourg
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