World War II Battle of Cherbourg

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The World War II Battle of Cherbourg was a 1944 Allied offensive in Normandy aimed at capturing the vital deep-water port of Cherbourg from German forces following the D-Day landings.

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instanceOf World War II battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cherbourg
belligerent Canada
Free French Forces
Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
campaignGoal open a major port to support Allied advance in France
commander J. Lawton Collins
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
Walter Hennecke NERFINISHED
conflictIn World War II
country France
damage heavy damage to port facilities
dateOfGermanSurrender 1944-06-26
defensivePosition Atlantic Wall defences
surface form: Atlantic Wall
endDate 1944-06-30
followedBy Operation Cobra
front Western Front
garrisonSurrender German garrison at Cherbourg surrendered to U.S. forces
involvedUnit German 243rd Infantry Division
German 709th Static Infantry Division
surface form: German 709th Infantry Division

German 77th Infantry Division
VII Corps
surface form: U.S. VII Corps
location Cherbourg
Cotentin Peninsula
Normandy
militaryOperationType offensive
notableFeature urban and fortification fighting around port installations
objective capture of Cherbourg
seizure of deep-water port facilities
opposingForce Allied forces
German forces
partOf Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

Western Front of World War II
portType deep-water port
precededBy Allied landings in Normandy
D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings
reconstruction port required extensive repairs before full operational use
relatedEvent Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
result Allied victory
startDate 1944-06-22
strategicImportance securing major supply port for Allied forces
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
timePeriod June 1944

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Cherbourg historicalEvent World War II Battle of Cherbourg