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Pontaubault (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tobo]) is a
commune in the
Manche department in north-western France. Patton's VIII
Corps crossed the Pontaubault...
- town at the base of the
Cotentin peninsula, and an
intact bridge at
Pontaubault nearby, the
American forces had "turned the corner"; the
German front...
- loss of six of the
attacking aircraft. The
attack on 7
August 1944 at
Pontaubault, by Do 217 of III./KG 100, was the
first usage of a
standoff missile...
- Petit-Celland
Picauville Pierreville Les
Pieux Pirou Le Plessis-Lastelle
Poilley Pontaubault Pont-Hébert
Pontorson Ponts Port-Bail-sur-Mer Précey
Quettehou Quettreville-sur-Sienne...
- Quiberon. One of the
first objectives in Brittany, was the
bridge at
Pontaubault across the
River Sélune. The
Americans apparently quickly started experiencing...
- 24
hours the US VIII
Corps of the US
Third Army
crossed the
bridge at
Pontaubault into
Brittany and
continued south and west
through open country, almost...
- Saint-Brieuc and
Tramain are the E401 and the E50 on the same track.
Between Pontaubault and Villedieu-les-Poêles are the E401 and the E3 on the same track. The...
- S. Patton,
advanced rapidly through Avranches and over the
bridge at
Pontaubault into Brittany.
Against Kluge's
advice to withdraw,
Hitler ordered a counterattack...
- Patton's
Third Army had
swept through Avranches and over the
bridge at
Pontaubault into Brittany. The
Westheer (German army in the west) had been reduced...
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Avranches on 2/3 August. On 3/4, 4/5
August it
attacked the
bridge at
Pontaubault, and at
Pontorsson (5/6 August). On 6/7, 7/8
August it
carried out more...
