Battle of La Haye-du-Puits

The Battle of La Haye-du-Puits was fought between the armies of the United States and Germany as part of the Normandy Campaign of World War II. Following the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, US First Army under the command of Lieutenant General Omar Bradley began an advance to the south, aiming to break through the German defenses and secure a line from Coutances to Saint-Lô. This would help the rest of the First Army cross the swamps and bocage, and put the American front on firm and dry ground more suitable for the employment of mechanized forces. Although the battle was costly for the Americans, it was also costly for the Germans; by wearing down their forces, it paved the way for Operation Cobra on 25 July, which broke through the German defenses.

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Location: 49.2725, -1.5694, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of La Haye-du-Puits

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1799 Battle of Lorey

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1944 American airborne landings in Normandy

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1944 Brécourt Manor Assault

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1944 Battle of Carentan

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1944 Battle of Graignes

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1944 Battle of Bloody Gulch

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1944 Battle of Foret de Mont Castre

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1799	Battle of Lorey	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	American airborne landings in Normandy	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Brécourt Manor Assault	battle, Wehrmacht, 101st Airborne Division, attack	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Carentan	United States, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Graignes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Bloody Gulch	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of La Haye-du-Puits	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Foret de Mont Castre	battle, 90th Infantry Division	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batterie d'Azeville	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery of La Madeleine	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Sottevast V2 bunker	bunker, ruins	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Airborne Museum	military cemetery, military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour, rue de la Poissonnerie, Coutances	fortified tower	Wikidata