LA CHAPELLE-EN-JUGER Manche - 10 km west of Saint-Lô
Was the German front line pierced west of Saint-Lô?
 On 25 July 1944 in Normandy, a massive air raid hit a seven kilometres wide area between Saint-Lô and Périers. General Bradley wanted to dismantle the German front line with the Operation Cobra, and carried on a wide manoeuvre. La Chapelle-en-Juger was under the carpet bombing. As soon as the bombers had moved away, the infantry sprang and started the attack. The 8th Regiment of the 4th American Infantry Division under General Barton progressed fast, the first German lines had collapsed. In the evening, the 1st Battalion reached the vicinity of La Chapelle-en-Juger. The 2nd Battalion was delayed by a mixed group of German grenadiere and panzers; with tanks support the Americans eliminated the obstacle and made junction with the 1st Battalion near La Chapelle-en-Juger. The ruined village was liberated the next morning. In the day, General Hausser assigned the task to a regiment of the 275th Infantry Division to take back the town, but the German attempt was stopped dead by the fighter bombers.
  
 
 
VIIth Corps monument
 Monument in memory of the soldiers of the VIIth American Corps under General Collins, who fought during the Operation Cobra launched on 25 July 1944.
 Situation : at the edge of the D900 road, at crossroad of D89 road towards La Chapelle-en-Juger
  
   
  Breakthrough plaque - civilian casualties plaque
Two plaques remember the liberation of Normandie during Summer 1944. The first one commemorates the American breaktrough with the Operation Cobra launched on 25 July 1944. The second plaque is dedicated to civilain casualties in the fightings.
Situation : on the wall of the church
ROAD MAP
 
INTERESTING WEB SITES

Personal web site about D-day and Normandy battle
http://www.debarquement-normandie.com/
Official web site of the 4th US Infantry Division
http://www.4thinfantry.org/home.html
Personal web site about World War II and weapons of all countries
http://www.secondeguerre.net/index2.html

 
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