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Siege of Merville

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1944Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1944

James Hill6 June 1944

Merville · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Parachutes behind enemy lines & helps disable gun emplacements at Merville

Terence Otway6 June 1944

Merville · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Parachutes behind enemy lines disabling gun emplacements threatening Sword Beach

Names involved

James HillTerence Otway

Provenance

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