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The Battle of Carentan was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of Normandy. The battle took place between 6 and 13 June 1944, on the approaches to and within the town of Carentan, France.
Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃'tɑ̃]) is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000.
The allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, including the capture of Carentan by American airborne troops, helped facilitate the destruction of German forces in northwest Europe.
The Battle of Carentan: “You’re Gonna Die Here!” The Band of Brothers fought their way into the strategically vital French town of Carentan to support the expansion of the Omaha and Utah D-Day beachheads.
During the night of 11-12 June Carentan was set ablaze by artillery, naval guns, 4.2-inch mortars, and several tank destroyer guns which fired on point targets from the 327th Glider Infantry's...
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The story of the battle of Carentan during the D-Day in Normandy : 6 days of fighting to liberate the town and secure the link between the D-Day beaches.
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CARENTAN, capital of the Marshland. The Medieval Arcades. The gallery bordering the north side of the Place de la République is the oldest example of civil architecture in Carentan, and the only illustration in Normandy of four medieval houses linked by 10 pillars.
Feb 13, 2013 · When the 101st Airborne entered the town of Carentan on June 12, 1944 (D-Day + 6) after heavy fighting on the two previous days, they met relatively light resistance. The bulk of the surviving German defenders (from the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment) had withdrawn to the southwest the previous night after a heavy Allied naval and artillery ...
Jul 25, 2006 · Battle to Control Carentan During World War II. General Omar Bradley knew he had to have Carentan. The crossroads town of some 4,000 people sat astride the N-13 highway as well as the Cherbourg–Paris railroad, which meant that in June 1944 it was also positioned between the American landing beaches at Utah and Omaha.
Having been dropped by parachute or landed by glider, American airborne forces swarmed to secure Carentan, a key crossroads town. Taylor ordered the main attack on Carentan to commence on June 10, 1944, with two crossings over the Douve River. His left wing would start at 1 a.m. and cross in the vicinity of Brevands.
