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REVILLE
Manche - 4 km
north of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Germans withdrew toward Cherbourg fortress
The Germans held their position during one week in the sector of Montebourg.
On 17 June they started withdrawing, the cut of the Cotentin peninsula
by the Americans could not be prevented. Several German divisions
units were split up by the American breakthrough; some units retreated
towards the fortress of Cherbourg, whereas the others escaped towards
the south. In the north, the Germans reorganized a temporary defense
display on the axis Valognes-Quettehou. From 18 to 19 June, all the
positions were evacuated in the east of the Saire valley : the Luftwaffe
signal station of Teurtheville-Bocage, and the batteries of Gatteville
and La Pernelle, whose heavy guns were put out of order. All German
forces regrouped in the area of Cherbourg fortress. Réville
was liberated on 20 June by the Americans of the 4th Infantry Division.
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4th Infantry Division
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