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Title
Bloody Crossroad
Description
On D-Day+ 1, the 82nd Airborne Division attempted to secure the Sainte-Mére-Eglíse zone by establishing roadblocks and patrolling the surrounding area. Simultaneously, the Germans prepared counterattacks. Here elements of the German 1058th Infanterie Reg/ment attack a crossroads west of the …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-07
Scenario#
Comp08
Scenario Description
On D-Day+ 1, the 82nd Airborne Division attempted to secure the Sainte-Mére-Eglíse zone by establishing roadblocks and patrolling the surrounding area. Simultaneously, the Germans prepared counterattacks. Here elements of the German 1058th Infanterie Reg/ment attack a crossroads west of the village.
Location
W Of Ste Mere L'eglise, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Sainte-Mère-Église is a commune in the northwestern French department of Manche, in Normandy. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Beuzeville-au-Plain, Chef-du-Pont, Écoquenéauville and Foucarville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Carquebut and Ravenoville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Sainte-Mère-Église
External Link
Combatants
American
Germany
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Geolocation
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