Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃]) is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western...
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The Battle of Carentan was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of...
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Gare de Carentan is a railway station serving the town Carentan, Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg...
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Operation Carentan and Operation Carentan II were security operations conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne...
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north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. Communes of the Manche department Téléchargement du fichier...
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or Hill 30 (U.S. Army designation), about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Carentan in Normandy, France, on June 13, 1944. It involved elements of the German...
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Band of Brothers (miniseries) (redirect from Carentan (Band of Brothers))
support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also...
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Carentan-les-Marais (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃ le maʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. Carentan-les-Marais is located...
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Château de Carentan was a castle in Carentan, Manche, France. A castle has existed at Carentan since the 11th century. The castle was besieged by Jean...
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the south of Carentan. From there, led by Company E, the 2nd battalion of the 506th PIR (Band of Brothers) attacked north into Carentan at daylight as...
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