2 August 1944
Operation Overlord
Orders von Kluge to assemble 8 panzer Divisions to cut Pattons lines of communication
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Avranches in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Orders von Kluge to assemble 8 panzer Divisions to cut Pattons lines of communication
The Germans attack Avranches & gain 20km but are driven back by fighter-bombers. Hitler orders von Kluge to assemble 8 panzer Divisions to cut off Patton. Can only assemble 4 Divisions with a total of 250 tanks to defend Avranches
The Germans attack Avranches & gain 20km but are driven back by fighter-bombers
Begins a German counter-attack at Avranches
Dismissed after the loss of Avranches & replaced by Model
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