29th Division - Crossing the Elle River
- Episode aired Aug 30, 2019
Within just a week of their successful but costly landing on Omaha beach on DDay, the American 29th Infantry Division were engaged against the same German unit - the 352nd Infantry Division ... Read allWithin just a week of their successful but costly landing on Omaha beach on DDay, the American 29th Infantry Division were engaged against the same German unit - the 352nd Infantry Division near Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle on the drive for Saint-Lô. A plan to seize and cross two see... Read allWithin just a week of their successful but costly landing on Omaha beach on DDay, the American 29th Infantry Division were engaged against the same German unit - the 352nd Infantry Division near Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle on the drive for Saint-Lô. A plan to seize and cross two seemingly insignificant bridges across the tiny river Elle lead to a day of fierce combat and... Read all