Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃'tɑ̃]) 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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Carentan Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Normandy region of northern France...
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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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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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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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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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Winters wrestle him, and was replaced by Buck Compton. The capture of Carentan would allow the Americans to link Omaha and Utah beaches, providing access...
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temporary case of hysterical blindness following the fierce fight to capture Carentan. He recovered and was part of a patrol investigating a farmhouse a few...
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