August 1944
Operation Totalize
Helps setup a "pocket" to capture Germans escaping from Normandy. Diverted by Patton to link up with the Anglo-Canadians at Argentan
Historical place archive
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Helps setup a "pocket" to capture Germans escaping from Normandy. Diverted by Patton to link up with the Anglo-Canadians at Argentan
Reaches Argentan where US & Anglo-Canadians are supposed to meet but are 25 miles away
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
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