MAUPERTUS-SUR-MER Manche - 10 km east of Cherbourg-Octeville The Germans held the ground Maupertus airfield The VIIth Corps under General Collins attained the perimeter of Cherbourg fortifications on 21 June 1944. General von Schlieben commanding the fortress did not answer to the American ultimatum. The assault started on. General Barton's 4th Infantry Division reached hill 158 situated south-west of Maupertus airfield, with support of the 70th Tank Battalion and fighting bombers. But German troops of the Rohrbach's Kampfgruppe counter-attacked and beleaguered the 22nd Infantry Regiment. On 23 June the 12nd Infantry Regiment repelled German thrusts in the airfield area. On 24 the Americans seized positions of Digosville and entered Tourlaville. On 26 General von Schlieben surrendered with several hundreds soldiers. Colonel Foster's 22nd Infantry Regiment advanced toward Osteck strongpopint, the 1st Battalion captured Gonneville and south of Maupertus airfield, while the 2nd Battalion liberated the town of Maupertus, but heavy artillery fire from the airfield stopped again the Americans. Finally on 27 June Germain stiff resistance was overcomed and Maupertus airfield was taken.
Stèle aérodrome A 15 et 9th US Air Force Cette stèle commémore l'emplacement de l'aérodrome américain A 15, installé à cet endroit en juillet 1944, et d'où décollèrent les escadrilles de la 9th US Air Force. Il fut construit par les 850th et 877th Air Engineers Battalions. Sur les côtés de la stèle sont inscrits tous les aérodromes, de A 1 à A 26, établis par les Américains, en Normandie. Situation : à l'entrée de l'aérodrome de Maupertus
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