Back to Normandy - Recently Added Listings - 79 Infantry Division (USA) https://backtonormandy.org/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:47:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 79 Infantry Division (USA) advanced on La Roche-Guyon https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213767-79-infantry-division-usa-advanced-on-la-roche-guyon.html

The 79th Infantry Division expanded and reinforced its bridgehead across the Seine River.

Another infantry regiment rowed across the Seine to join the one already across, while division engineers installed a tread-way and then a Bailey bridge.

Soon tanks, artillery and trucks were rolling across in large numbers.

The Germans launched fierce counterattacks to re-establish the Seine as a defensive barrier, but the 79th Infantry Division beat these back and continued the build-up.

The division then advanced on La Roche-Guyon and captured the command post of German Army Group B.

Meanwhile yet another encirclement of retreating German forces had taken place west of the Seine River, and Allied columns advanced on Paris.

On 25 August the French 2nd Armored Division and American 4th Infantry Division liberated Paris in the midst of wildly exuberant crowds.

More bridgeheads across the Seine went in, and plans for pursuit beyond the Seine began to take effect.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:51:56 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213767-79-infantry-division-usa-advanced-on-la-roche-guyon.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) seizing Nogent-le-Roi https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213766-79-infantry-division-usa-seizing-nogent-le-roi.html

The 79th Infantry Division again shifted the direction of its attack, this time from north towards Argentan to east towards Paris and the Seine River.

Even as the Falaise Pocket was closing, General George S. Patton envisioned deeper hooks, further entrapments, and a hot pursuit across the German border.

The 79th Infantry Division raced ahead against ineffective resistance, seizing Nogent-le-Roi and a bridgehead across the Eure River on 16 August.

The Seine River was next.

The 79th Infantry Division had reached Mantes- Gassicourt by the evening of 19 August.

Here the river varied in width from 500 to 800 feet. In the midst of a torrential rainfall an infantry regiment inched across the top of a dam in single file, each man touching the man ahead to maintain contact and avoid missteps.

This daring approach worked.

By the following day the division was solidly established on the far side of the Seine, and the Allies had their first bridgehead across that critical river.

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79 Infantry Division (USA) captured Laval https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213765-79-infantry-division-usa-captured-laval.html

The 79th Infantry Division attacked to seize Fougeres, securing the town on 3 August.

This rapid advance exposed a gap in the German dispositions which General George S. Patton, the Third Army Commander, determined to exploit.

Driving east, the division crossed the Mayenne River and captured Laval on 6 August.

The Germans had destroyed the Mayenne River bridges, but the Americans hastily threw a floating Bailey bridge across the river and opened it to traffic the following day.

Meanwhile the division’s regimental combat teams had sped on towards Le Mans, overrunning scattered resistance en route and forcing their way into the town by the evening of 8 August.

With the seizure of Le Mans the Americans had virtually encircled the Germans still defending in Normandy.

Patton now redirected the attack from east to north, and the 79th infantry Division attacked in support of the 5th Armored Division as the tankers pushed past Alencon en route to Argentan – and the closure of a pocket around Falaise.

NB: The map seems to give other positions. Map of August 7th shows the capture of Laval

 

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79 Infantry Division (USA) south of Lessay https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213764-79-infantry-division-usa-south-of-lessay.html

Early on 27 July, two battalions of the 79th Infantry Division infiltrated in single file across the Ay River, each man stepping into the footsteps of the soldier in front of him to avoid mines.

Once across the river, they swiftly seized the town of Lessay.

Division engineers threw a bridge across the river behind the advancing infantrymen, and the rest of the division poured across.

German resistance was crumbling and the division progressed quickly, passing elements of the 6th Armored Division through it to accelerate the momentum of the attack.

The 79th Infantry Division motorized a regimental combat team on borrowed Quartermaster trucks to race after the advancing tanks.

Coutances fell on 28 July and Avranches, after a turbulent overnight battle, on 31 July.

Abandoned German equipment and supplies littered the Cotentin countryside as their soldiers surrendered or attempted to flee the relentless American advance.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:30:08 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213764-79-infantry-division-usa-south-of-lessay.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) positions along the Ay River https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213763-79-infantry-division-usa-positions-along-the-ay-river.html

The 79th Infantry Division secured its positions along the Ay River while preparing for its role in a major breakthrough offensive, codenamed COBRA.

COBRA envisioned massive “carpet bombing” just west of Saint-Lô, followed by three infantry divisions attacking to punch a hole in enemy lines.

Two armored divisions and a motorized infantry division would then exploit through the hole thus made.

As the breach widened and resistance crumpled, further forces would pour through the gap or push forward in pursuit. COBRA’s date was set for 21 July, but was postponed to 22, 24 and then 25 July because of weather.

On the morning of 25 July more than 2,400 Allied planes dropped more than 4,000 tons of bombs within six-square-mile sector of the German front.

The 79th Infantry Division was to attack the following day keep the pressure on the Germans to their front as the breakthrough matured.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:25:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213763-79-infantry-division-usa-positions-along-the-ay-river.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) outflanked La-Haye-du-Puits https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213762-79-infantry-division-usa-outflanked-la-haye-du-puits.html

The 79th Infantry Division attacked along the west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula to seize the Montgardon Ridge, dominating the critical crossroads of La Haye-du-Puits, and then to push on to the Ay River.

Breakout from Normandy required pushing through a perimeter of marshes and bocage to reach more open ground suitable for mechanized warfare, and the division’s advance took it in that direction.

Overcoming stiff resistance in confused night fighting, the division outflanked and seized Hill 121, which provided the artillery a superb observation point to support the rest of the attack.

After several days more of savage fighting in the difficult terrain, the infantrymen of the 79th finally forced their way to the top of Moutgardon Ridge, beating back determined counterattacks to secure it.

Having outflanked La-Haye-du-Puits, the 79th Infantry Division seized it during 8-9 July in fierce house-to-house fighting that left much of the town in flames.

The division then pushed on to the Ay River, closing on it by 14 July.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:19:09 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213762-79-infantry-division-usa-outflanked-la-haye-du-puits.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) near Cherbourg https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213761-79-infantry-division-usa-near-cherbourg.html

The 79th Infantry Division, in concert with the 4th and 9th Infantry Divisions, attacked to seize Cherbourg.

Cherbourg was heavily fortified, and the Germans well positioned and determined to resist.

The 79th fought first for the high ground overlooking Cherbourg, dominated by la Mare a Canards.

As American infantrymen advanced in the difficult terrain, bypassed enemy and infiltrators attacked them in the rear, forcing an all around battle.

From la Mare a Canards the division pushed on to the Fort du Roule, overlooking the harbor itself.

The Fort du Roule was built into a rocky promontory in layers, with coastal guns on the lower levels firing directly into the harbor while mortars and machine guns on the upper levels dominated the land approaches.

Such fortifications had to be picked apart piece by piece, a concrete pillbox at a time. Soldiers pressed in close with demolitions, grenades and rifles to finish the job.

On 27 June Cherbourg fell, and within a few days more residual resistance had been mopped up.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:11:25 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213761-79-infantry-division-usa-near-cherbourg.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) near Picanville https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213760-79-infantry-division-usa-near-picanville.html

The 79th Infantry Division joined the 4th and 9th Infantry Divisions in an attack towards Cherbourg. Cherbourg was a vital strategic objective important as a port, as a fortified enclave, and as a base for German submarines.

The Americans had secured a line across the Cotentin Peninsula from Carteret to Quineville by 18 June, and attacked north from this line with the 9th Infantry Division on the left, the 79th Infantry Division in the center, and the 4th Infantry Division on the right. German resistance outside of the fortifications of Cherbourg was collapsing, and the American attack progressed quickly.

On the first day the 79th Infantry Division advanced more than five miles to secure the Bois de la Brique, and on the second again exceeded five miles to clear the road running from Saint- Martin-le-Greard through Delasse.

Shortly beyond this point the division encountered the main German defensive perimeter around Cherbourg, and began probing it in the anticipation of further attacks.

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fredvogels Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:16:07 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/213760-79-infantry-division-usa-near-picanville.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) seized Montgardon https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/15664-79th-infantry-division-usa-seized-montgardon.html

On 5 July 1944, the 1st American Army launched an offensive toward La Haye-du-Puits. The Americans engaged in a “battle of the hedges” that was going to be very costly. Before entering La Haye-du-Puits the Allied had to push back the Germans from two hills that framed the city : Montgardon and Le Mont Castre. On 6 July, the 79th American Infantry Division seized Montgardon. On 8 July, the 90th Infantry Division took the northern slope of the Mont Castre, after the parachutists of the 82th Airborne Division captured several hills at the foot of the Mont. The battle caused heavy human losses; at the end of the day, the 79th Infantry Division cleaned La Haye-du-Puits of the last snipers from the 35th German Infantry Division.

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fredvogels Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:27:06 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/15664-79th-infantry-division-usa-seized-montgardon.html
314 Infantry Regiment (USA) defending Neubourg https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13760-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-defending-neubourg.html

It snowed again on January 24 and it was now a foot deep on the ground. The temperature was well below freezing and many of the men occupied foxholes half filled with water and with a crust of ice forming on them. At 1800 the Germans began shelling the town of Schweighausen on the 222nd's right flank and then shifted the fire to Neubourg on the left. The shelling continued for nearly two hours, then there was a lull and it began again.

With it this time came the German infantry. The first wave bridged the narrow Moder with wooden planks and struck our positions simultaneously at Schweighausen, Bois d'Ohlungen and Neubourg. As the attack hit, the defenders opened fire with small arms, machine guns, mortars and artillery. The enemy retreated, reorganized and then came on again and this time was able to make a penetration between Companies E and K. The left of Company E's positions were overrun and although the Germans were behind them in the forest they remained in their positions and continued to fight.

Not until they had exhausted all but 35 rounds of ammunition did they start to withdraw and then they infiltrated back through the Germans to the regimental lines. Approximately half the men of the company were casualties. On the left of Company E, the men of Company K were forced to withdraw almost into Neubourg and on the right Company F fell back into Schweighausen.

For 24 hours the battle raged and although the enemy broke through the line into the woods behind it, never were they able to break out of the woods and never were they able to capture the towns of Neubourg and Schweighausen.

Enemy casualties were enormous. Wave after wave was cut down as they crossed the Moder and artillery rained on them in the woods.

Shortly after midnight the 1st Battalion was moved into the fight in the vicinity of Uhlwiller to aid Company G in containing the enemy in the woods. The 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 314th Infantry were ordered into the 222nd Infantry area to aid in protecting Neubourg and Sehweighausen. Meanwhile, the 232nd Infantry had been ordered up from Corps reserve to join in the attack.

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:53:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13760-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-defending-neubourg.html
315 Infantry Regiment (USA) Moder River Line https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13763-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-moder-river-line.html

On January 21 the regiments moved into their positions and began to organize and strengthen their defenses. The 242nd Infantry took up a position with the 3rd Battalion on the left and the 2nd Battalion on the right and the remains of the 1st in reserve. The 222nd Infantry used exactly the same formation with the two battalions covering a front of 7,500 yards, three times the normal frontage for a regiment in defense.

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:18:06 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13763-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-moder-river-line.html
315 Infantry Regiment (USA) occupying the right flank of the division https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13802-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-occupying-the-right-flank-of-the-division.html

The plan provided that immediately after leaving the main line of resistance the regiments of Task Force Linden were to be placed under the direct control of the 79th Division. The 232nd Infantry was to go into corps reserve with its command post at Bossendorf. The 222nd Infantry was to continue on the 79th's left flank and take up positions behind the Moder River and northwest of the city of Haguenau. The 313th Infantry of the 79th Division was to defend Hagueneau and the area on either side of it while the 242nd Infantry would be on its right, southeast of Haguenau. To the right of the 242nd Infantry would be the 315th Infantry of the 79th, occupying the right flank of the division. Left of the division was the 103rd Infantry Division and on the right the 36th Infantry Division.

At darkness on January 20 the withdrawal began. The weather conditions could not have been worse. The weather was cold, with the temperature below 20, and it was snowing heavily, but worst of all, the roads were covered with ice. They were so bad that it was difficult for a man to walk more than a few yards without falling down. Even when proceeding slowly, trucks and tanks and artillery pieces would start to slide and end up with a crash into a ditch or plunge over a bridge into a stream or ravine.

Exact location?

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:59:39 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13802-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-occupying-the-right-flank-of-the-division.html
313th Infantry Regiment (USA) defending Hagenau https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/313-infantry-regiment-usa/13798-313th-infantry-regiment-usa-defending-hagenau.html

The plan provided that immediately after leaving the main line of resistance the regiments of Task Force Linden were to be placed under the direct control of the 79th Division. The 232nd Infantry was to go into corps reserve with its command post at Bossendorf. The 222nd Infantry was to continue on the 79th's left flank and take up positions behind the Moder River and northwest of the city of Haguenau. The 313th Infantry of the 79th Division was to defend Hagueneau and the area on either side of it while the 242nd Infantry would be on its right, southeast of Haguenau. To the right of the 242nd Infantry would be the 315th Infantry of the 79th, occupying the right flank of the division. Left of the division was the 103rd Infantry Division and on the right the 36th Infantry Division.

At darkness on January 20 the withdrawal began. The weather conditions could not have been worse. The weather was cold, with the temperature below 20, and it was snowing heavily, but worst of all, the roads were covered with ice. They were so bad that it was difficult for a man to walk more than a few yards without falling down. Even when proceeding slowly, trucks and tanks and artillery pieces would start to slide and end up with a crash into a ditch or plunge over a bridge into a stream or ravine.

The men were tired from days and nights of almost constant moving and fighting and they hated to withdraw. They had suffered heavy casualties, but they didn't want to fall back.

"I say we ought to stay," said one man. "I don't like them Krauts to think they can make us go back a foot. We held them this long and we might as well keep fighting."

There wasn't much talk as the men moved back. There was a curse now and then as a man slipped and fell, but he would pick himself up and trudge on. "I bet I fell ten times a mile," declared one man later. The roads were lined with traffic and although it would have been an excellent opportunity for the Germans to attempt an attack the withdrawal apparently took them by surprise. A few times their
patrols contacted the rear guard, but they made no effort to advance.

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:38:50 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/313-infantry-regiment-usa/13798-313th-infantry-regiment-usa-defending-hagenau.html
314 Infantry Regiment (USA) attacked Sessenheim https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13808-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-attacked-sessenheim.html

Despite this setback the Germans were determined and at 0700 on January 18 they again attacked the town Sessenheim and again Company B was surrounded. This time, however, the company fought its way through the ring of enemy and into a woods north of the community. Company K was also forced to withdraw into these woods in the face of a strong German attack early that afternoon.

In another counterattack which started about 1500 Company B with the 1st Battalion of the 410th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry, reached Sessenheim again, but met strong opposition in Dengolsheim, the adjoining community. The company attempted to remain in the town during the night but in the darkness the Germans infiltrated its positions and it finally withdrew under heavy artillery, mortar and automatic fire through the woods to Schirrhoffen.

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:54:38 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13808-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-attacked-sessenheim.html
314 Infantry Regiment (USA) attacked Drusenheim https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13792-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-attacked-drusenheim.html

On the morning of January 6 Company B launched an infantry-tank attack on Statmatten, routed the enemy from the town and captured several prisoners. An attack by the 314th Infantry Regiment of the 79th Division relieved the pressure on Company A in Drusenheim and the German efforts to expand northward were stopped.

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fredvogels Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:39:29 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13792-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-attacked-drusenheim.html
315 Infantry Regiment (USA) relieved by 222nd https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13800-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-relieved-by-222nd.html

The same decision which relieved the 242nd of its Vosges positions also freed the 222nd from its blocking mission and the regiment was instructed to move northward to the extreme left flank of the 79th Division sector to relieve the 315th Infantry of that division in the vicinity of Soultz Sous Forets.

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fredvogels Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:32:53 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/315-infantry-regiment-usa/13800-315th-infantry-regiment-usa-relieved-by-222nd.html
314 Infantry Regiment (USA) relieved by 242nd https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13782-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-relieved-by-242nd.html

No longer needed in the Vosges, the 242nd Infantry was ordered to move to Brumath and from there to Niederbetschdorf, then into the line to relieve the 314th Infantry of the 79th Division. This assigned them a sector of approximately five miles just north of the 232nd Infantry.

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fredvogels Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:09:50 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/314-infantry-regiment-usa/13782-314th-infantry-regiment-usa-relieved-by-242nd.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) Tiverton https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2079-79th-infantry-division-usa-tiverton.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2079-79th-infantry-division-usa-tiverton.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Audonville-la-Hubert https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2080-79th-infantry-division-usa-audonville-la-hubert.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2080-79th-infantry-division-usa-audonville-la-hubert.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Fauville https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2081-79th-infantry-division-usa-fauville-.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2081-79th-infantry-division-usa-fauville-.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Orglandes (1 km E) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2082-79th-infantry-division-usa-orglandes-1-km-e.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2082-79th-infantry-division-usa-orglandes-1-km-e.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Colomby (1 km NW) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2083-79th-infantry-division-usa-colomby-1-km-nw.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2083-79th-infantry-division-usa-colomby-1-km-nw.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Les Magens (vic; 11 km SW of St-Joseph) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2084-79th-infantry-division-usa-les-magens-vic-11-km-sw-of-st-joseph.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2084-79th-infantry-division-usa-les-magens-vic-11-km-sw-of-st-joseph.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Hameau de Haut (vic; 1 km NW of Delasse) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2085-79th-infantry-division-usa-hameau-de-haut-vic-1-km-nw-of-delasse.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2085-79th-infantry-division-usa-hameau-de-haut-vic-1-km-nw-of-delasse.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Petite Motte (11 km NE of Fierville) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2086-79th-infantry-division-usa-petite-motte-11-km-ne-of-fierville.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2086-79th-infantry-division-usa-petite-motte-11-km-ne-of-fierville.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Le Haut de Gris (vic; 2 km E of Le Mesnil-St-Martin) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2087-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-haut-de-gris-vic-2-km-e-of-le-mesnil-st-martin.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2087-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-haut-de-gris-vic-2-km-e-of-le-mesnil-st-martin.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Les Fosses (vic; 1 km NE of Denneville) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2088-79th-infantry-division-usa-les-fosses-vic-1-km-ne-of-denneville.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2088-79th-infantry-division-usa-les-fosses-vic-1-km-ne-of-denneville.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Bolleville (1 km W) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2089-79th-infantry-division-usa-bolleville-1-km-w.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2089-79th-infantry-division-usa-bolleville-1-km-w.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) La Vieville (vic; 21 km S of La-Haye-du-Puits) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2090-79th-infantry-division-usa-la-vieville-vic-21-km-s-of-la-haye-du-puits.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2090-79th-infantry-division-usa-la-vieville-vic-21-km-s-of-la-haye-du-puits.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Geffosses (3 km E) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2091-79th-infantry-division-usa-geffosses-3-km-e.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2091-79th-infantry-division-usa-geffosses-3-km-e.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) La Danerie (vic; 3 km S of Brehal) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2092-79th-infantry-division-usa-la-danerie-vic-3-km-s-of-brehal.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2092-79th-infantry-division-usa-la-danerie-vic-3-km-s-of-brehal.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) St-Leger (1 km E) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2093-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-leger-1-km-e.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2093-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-leger-1-km-e.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Le Chatellier Ille-et-Vilaine https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2094-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-chatellier-ille-et-vilaine.html

The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.

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fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2094-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-chatellier-ille-et-vilaine.html
79 Infantry Division (USA) Le Bourgneuf (2 km SE) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2095-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-bourgneuf-2-km-se.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2095-79th-infantry-division-usa-le-bourgneuf-2-km-se.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Brulon (11 km S) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2096-79th-infantry-division-usa-brulon-11-km-s.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2096-79th-infantry-division-usa-brulon-11-km-s.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) St-George-du-Bois (1 km NE) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2097-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-george-du-bois-1-km-ne.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2097-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-george-du-bois-1-km-ne.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Chanteloup (vic; 1 km W of Sille-le-Philippe) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2098-79th-infantry-division-usa-chanteloup-vic-1-km-w-of-sille-le-philippe.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2098-79th-infantry-division-usa-chanteloup-vic-1-km-w-of-sille-le-philippe.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Marolles-les-Braults (11 km N) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2099-79th-infantry-division-usa-marolles-les-braults-11-km-n.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2099-79th-infantry-division-usa-marolles-les-braults-11-km-n.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) St-Julien-sur-Sarthe (1 km E) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2100-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-julien-sur-sarthe-1-km-e.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2100-79th-infantry-division-usa-st-julien-sur-sarthe-1-km-e.html 79 Infantry Division (USA) Ormoy (vic) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2101-79th-infantry-division-usa-ormoy-vic.html The headquarters (HQ) of the 79th Infantry Division (USA) was at or near this location, according the -After Battle- reports.]]> fredvogels Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:37 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/divisions-infantry/79-infantry-division-usa/2101-79th-infantry-division-usa-ormoy-vic.html