1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Correcttly predicts the Allies will land near Cherbourg, Hitler does not agree
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Capture of Cherbourg
The American campaign for the Cotentin port. This page combines historical context with 7 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Normandy archive.
Historical context
Capture of Cherbourg: overview and significance
What happened?
American forces drove north and west across the Cotentin Peninsula to isolate Cherbourg. German defenders surrendered after sustained fighting, although port installations had been heavily demolished.
Why was it important?
Cherbourg was intended to provide a major deep-water port for Allied logistics. Its capture reduced German control of the Cotentin Peninsula and supported the expansion of the American lodgement.
World History Database records
Capture of Cherbourg timeline
The records below are selected from the 455-record D-Day and Normandy archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1944
1944 14th June
Siege of Cherbourg
Leads the 9th Div towards Cherbourg
1944 18th June
Capture of Barneville
The Cotentin Peninsular is sealed isolating 4 German Divisions & the port of Cherbourg. The Americans capture Barneville
1944 19th June
Siege of Cherbourg
Launches an attack on Cherbourg
1944 21st June
Capture of Cherbourg
The US forces arrive at the hills overlooking Cherbourg
1944 26th June
Capture of Cherbourg
The US Army captures the Fort du Roule, the key to the defences of Cherbourg
1944 27th June
Capture of Cherbourg
Cherbourg falls to the Allies
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
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Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database D-Day and Normandy records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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