Battle of Saint-Lô

The Battle of Saint-Lô was one of the three conflicts in the battle of the hedgerows which took place between July 7 and 19, 1944, in Saint-Lô, Manche, Normandy, France, just before Operation Cobra. Saint-Lô had fallen to Germany in 1940, and, after the Invasion of Normandy, the Americans targeted the city, as it served as a strategic crossroads. American bombardment caused heavy damage and a high number of casualties, which resulted in the martyr city being called "The Capital of Ruins", popularized in a report by Samuel Beckett.

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1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Saint-Lo
battle, United States, France, 

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Location: 49.12, -1.09, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944-07-24T00:00:00Z

1944-07-24T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Saint-Lô

1450-04-15T00:00:00Z

1450-04-15T00:00:00Z

1450 Battle of Formigny

1799-11-02T00:00:00Z

1799-11-02T00:00:00Z

1799 Battle of Lorey

1944-06-10T00:00:00Z

1944-06-14T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Carentan

1944-06-10T00:00:00Z

1944-06-12T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Graignes

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Bloody Gulch

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Moulin des Rondelles

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Frameless

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1987-121-19A, Frankreich, St. Lô, Zerstörungen

German Troops Surrendering to Americans 1944

Une famille de Saint-Lô à l'extérieur de sa maison, 1944

Normandy11

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1994-035-17, Frankreich, Saint-Lô, zerstörte Gebäude

Saint-Lô Railway station destroyed

Jacques Doriot na froncie w Normandii. (2-364)

Saint-Lo 1944 - Capitale des Ruines - couleurs

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1984-043-03, Frankreich, St. Lô, Zerstörungen

Saint-Lô Railway station destroyed

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1450	Battle of Formigny	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1799	Battle of Lorey	battle	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 Moulin des Rondelles	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Saint-Lô	United States, battle	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour, rue de la Poissonnerie, Coutances	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1987-121-19A, Frankreich, St. Lô, Zerstörungen		Commons
commons	image		German Troops Surrendering to Americans 1944		Commons
commons	image		Une famille de Saint-Lô à l'extérieur de sa maison, 1944		Commons
commons	image		Normandy11		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1994-035-17, Frankreich, Saint-Lô, zerstörte Gebäude		Commons
commons	image		Saint-Lô Railway station destroyed		Commons
commons	image		Jacques Doriot na froncie w Normandii. (2-364)		Commons
commons	image		Saint-Lo 1944 - Capitale des Ruines - couleurs		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1984-043-03, Frankreich, St. Lô, Zerstörungen		Commons
commons	image		Saint-Lô Railway station destroyed		Commons