Operation Cobra 1944

Breakout from Normandy

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Description

One of the most decisive months of World War II (1939-1945) was the 30 days between 25 July and 25 August 1944. After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces found themselves bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy. On 25 July General Bradley launched Operation Cobra to break the deadlock. US forces punched a hole in the German frontline and began a spectacular advance. As Patton's Third Army poured into Brittany and raced south to the Loire, the German army was threatened with encirclement. By the end of August German forces in Normandy were utterly destroyed, and the remaining German units in central and southern France were in headlong retreat to the German frontier. In this title Steve Zaloga explains how the breakout from Normandy came about.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology

Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The breakout at St. Lo
Third Army unleashed
The Avranches counterattack
The Falaise Pocket

Aftermath
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Aug 25 2001
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841762968
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 94 b/w; 10 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 88
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Steven J. Zaloga

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from U…

Illustrator

Tony Bryan

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