April 5, 2024
WW2 AMERICAN PAMPHLET-79TH DIVISION-LORRAINE CROSS
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ANOTHER WW2 PAMPHLET-THE STORY OF THE LORRAINE CROSS WHICH WAS THE SYMBOL OF THE 79TH DIVISION WHICH LANDED ON UTAH BEACH.THIS PAMPHLET WAS MOSTLY FUNDED BY MAJOR T.CHARLETON-HENRY.ITS WEATHER AND WORN BUT IN GOOD SHAPE. 100% ORGINAL - 8 PAGESAfter training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach , Normandy, 12–14 June and entered combat 19 June 1944, with an attack on the high ground west and northwest of Valognes and high ground south of Cherbourg . The division took Fort du Roule after a heavy engagement and entered Cherbourg, 25 June. It held a defensive line at the Ollonde River until 2 July 1944 and then returned to the offensive, taking La Haye du Puits in house-to-house fighting , 8 July. On 26 July, the 79th attacked across the Ay River, took Lessay, crossed the Sarthe River and entered Le Mans , 8 August, meeting only light resistance. The advance continued across the Seine , 19 August. Heavy German counterattacks were repelled, 22–27 August, and the division reached the Therain River, 31 August. Moving swiftly to the Franco -Belgian frontier near St. Amand , the division encountered heavy resistance in taking Charmes in street fighting, 12 September. The 79th cut across the Moselle and Meurthe Rivers , 13–23 September, cleared the Foret de Parroy in a severe engagement,
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