Saint-Lo : Bombardement de 1944 (Photo Couleur). Copyright: libre de droit. Mention obligatoire: Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie / National Archives USA Source: http://www.archivesnormandie39-45.org
Almost everyone knows of D-Day and the great push across France and Belgium to liberate Europe. Few however know of the grueling battle for the town of St Lo, France that allowed the Allied forces to begin their campaign to ultimate victory. The American Forces in Action volume noted, for “the American soldiers, it had been a thankless, miserable, disheartening battle.”
Thus goes the battle, a rush, a pause, some creeping, a few isolated shots, some artillery fire, some mortars, some smoke, more creeping, another pause, dead silence, more firing, a great concentration of fire followed by a concerted rush. Then the whole process starts over again.
The Clay Pigeons of St Lo: Glover Johns, Bn Cdr, 29th Inf Reg St. Lo
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