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Map of German encirclement By August 22nd 1944, thousands of Germans had been slaughtered during their desperate attempt to escape th...

  After the Germans were routed at Mortain, some of the enemy divisions continued to make probing attacks towards Avranche in the vain ...

By August 8th, 1944, Patton's 3rd Army had pushed seven divisions across the bridge at Pontaubault, south of  Avranches,  despite Ger...