- The
Douve (French pronunciation: [duv]) or Ouve is a river, 78.6 km (48.8 mi) in length,
which rises in the
commune of Tollevast, near
Cherbourg in the...
- the
Douve River to the west and north, a boat
basin to the northeast, and the Vire-Taute
Canal to the east. The
Germans flooded much of the
Douve River...
- Crosville-sur-
Douve (French pronunciation: [kʁovil syʁ duv],
literally Crosville on
Douve) is a
commune in the
Manche department in
Normandy in north-western...
- link the
lodgements at Utah and
Omaha beaches which were
divided by the
Douve river estuary (nearby
fields were
flooded by the
Germans up to the town's...
- to the
river Douve. It runs
roughly north-south down the
middle of the
Cotentin peninsula from
Valognes to the
junction with the
Douve at Beuzeville...
- troops. At the far end of the
causeway was the last of four
bridges over the
Douve River flood plain.
Beyond the last
bridge was Carentan,
which the 101st...
- Lys/Leie (Ghent)
Mandel (Wielsbeke) Heuleb**** (Kuurne) Gaverb**** (Kortrijk)
Douve (Comines-Warneton) Deûle/Deule or
Feule (Deûlémont)
Marque (Wasquehal) Souchez...
-
causeways behind Utah
Beach and
destroying road and rail
bridges over the
Douve River. The C-47s
could not fly in a
tight formation because of
thick cloud...
-
artillery battery,
capture the
Douve River lock at la
Barquette (opposite Carentan),
capture two
footbridges spanning the
Douve River at la
Porte opposite...
-
since this
sector would be
separated from the main
Allied landings by the
Douve river valley,
which had been
flooded by the
Germans to
deter airborne landings...
