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79th Infantry Division - The Rat Race: Objective Le Mans

As the American armies were progressing toward Brittany and to the Mayenne, the 315th Infantry Regiment was still on its way to the south. Lessay was under Division’s control, Germans were retreating, everything was

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Topics: World War 2, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, WWII, WWII 79th Infantry Division, Brittany, WWII 315 Infantry Regiment, Rat Race, Laval

79th Infantry Division - La Haye du Puits: Hill 84 then Cobra

After having left Fortress Cherbourg, the third and last regiment of the 79th Infantry division, 315th Infantry Regiment reached the village of Fierville-les-Mines. No need to tell men that they were about to launch a

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Topics: WWII 1st US Army, WWII 79th Infantry Division, France, Normandy, Cherbourg, WWII 315 Infantry Regiment, France, Normandy, Fierville-les-Mines

79th Infantry Division - La Haye du Puits: Concentration 56 and Lessay

June 29th, 1944, while the last battles were taking place west (Cap de la Hague) and east (Cap Lévi) of Cherbourg, the 2nd Battalion of the 314th Infantry Regiment left its assembly area (south of Bricquebec) to take up

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Topics: World War 2, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, Infantry

79th Infantry Division - La Haye du Puits: Concentration 55

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Topics: World War 2, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, WWII 79th Infantry Division, Infantry, La Haye du Puits WWII

79th Infantry Division - Cherbourg Campaign: A harbor in deep water

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Topics: World War 2, WWII Atlantic Wall, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, Infantry

79th Infantry Division - Cherbourg Campaign: Taking Fort du Roule

The 79th Infantry Division as the other US Infantry Divisions engaged three Infantry Regiments into battle. You have already discovered the story of the 313th Infantry Regiment during the Cherbourg Campaign, now let’s

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Topics: World War 2, WWII 101st Airborne Division, WWII Atlantic Wall, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, WWII Paratroopers, WWII 4th Infantry Division, Infantry

D-Day battle flag flown by USS LCI(L) 489 - priceless

My friend Richard Bass just acquired the D-Day battle flag flown by the USS LCI(L) 489 and has done a little research about the ship, found several eye witness accounts, some of which are summarised here. The photos he

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Topics: WWII Atlantic Wall, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, England, US Coast Guards, Slapton Sands, Infantry, US Navy

WWII Dartmouth Golf Club, Agatha Christie, Blackpool & Slapton Sands!

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Topics: World War 2, WWII 101st Airborne Division, WWII 29th Infantry Division, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, WWII Engineers Special Brigade, WWII Paratroopers, WWII 4th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division, WWII, 5th Rangers Battalion, Gastronomy and cuisine, WWII 5th Rangers Battalion, WWII Golf, England, US Coast Guards, Slapton Sands, USA, Infantry, Rangers

Saunton Golf Club and the First U.S. Army Assault Training Center

Situated in Devon, England, Saunton Golf Club has a diverse and special landscape, ranging from the open, windswept high moors of Dartmoor and Exmoor, the rugged coastlines of rocky cliffs and sweeping bays, secluded

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Topics: World War 2, WWII 1st US Army Assault Training Center, World War Two, WWII 1st US Army, England, Croyde Cliffs, Woolacombe Beach, WWII England, Saunton Sands Beach