The Road to Foucarville

Pulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the American paratroopers had achieved some of their objectives without too …

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Pulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the American paratroopers had achieved some of their objectives without too much of a fight. But in some places. the Germans put up a stiff resistance, fighting hard against the Yanks. One such instance was the small town of Foucarville, located northwest of Exit 4 from Utah Beach. There, a mixed band of paratroopers from A and B Companies of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment encountered fierce resistance from the German 91 st lnfantry Division. - Mark H. Walker

Foucarville, France

Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II. The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British, Dutch and other Allied navies.

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