Objectif Cherbourg - Bernage, Georges
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After the capture of Cotentin on June 18, three American divisions moved back towards the north, towards Festung Cherbourg, where the Germans had withdrawn, isolated on the peninsula. Their fortress was mostly turned towards the sea.The final battle took place from the 22nd to the 30th of June, step by step, leading to the surrender of General von Schlieben on 26 June.Nevertheless, the battle did not finish for four more days, in the Hague. The Americans would take 39,000 prisoners during this battle, their first victory in Normandy.

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After the capture of Cotentin on June 18, three American divisions moved back towards the north, towards Festung Cherbourg, where the Germans had withdrawn, isolated on the peninsula. Their fortress was mostly turned towards the sea.The final battle took place from the 22nd to the 30th of June, step by step, leading to the surrender of General von Schlieben on 26 June.Nevertheless, the battle did not finish for four more days, in the Hague. The Americans would take 39,000 prisoners during this battle, their first victory in Normandy.
Autorenporträt
The historian Georges Bernage is one of France's premier experts on the 1944 Normandy Invasion. He has published over forty books on the subject since 1978.