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Le Grand Mardelle, France 1944-08-08 (12 others)

Overview:

During the morning of 8 August, a series of attacks were conducted by Panzergrenadier Regiment 156 against the 39th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, for control of Cherenee le Roussel, a small town northwest of St.-Barthelemy. At the same time, the U.S. First Army prepared to launch a general counterattack. The 4th Infantry Division, in reserve, received orders to move south to reinforce the 39th Infantry Regiment. Despite some heavy traffic jams, the maneuver was executed at dawn on 8 August. The German pressure was still strong and several groups of panzergrenadiers succeeded in infiltrating American defensive lines and establishing blocking positions behind. Just after noon, American patrols captured or disrupted all of these groups, except in the hamlet of Le Grande Mardelle. Lacking the resources necessary to clear the hamlet, the 39th I.R. commander asked 4th I.D. to provide some troops to do the job.

Defender: German (Elements of Kompanies 1 and 3, I Abteilung, Panzergrenadier Regiment 60, Panzer Division 116)  

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