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Capture of Mantes

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

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1944Date range
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Chronological records

1944

George Smith Patton21 August 1944

Mantes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mantes is captured & the Seine crossed, Patton hopes to head directly for Germany

Names involved

George Smith Patton

Provenance

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