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... 8 KB (821 words) - 02:02, 6 March 2024 |
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... 31 KB (3,944 words) - 21:22, 20 April 2024 |
Operation Carentan and Operation Carentan II were security operations conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne... 9 KB (1,011 words) - 14:44, 22 October 2023 |
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... 5 KB (463 words) - 09:34, 10 February 2024 |
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... 76 KB (5,864 words) - 12:24, 8 May 2024 |
Carentan-les-Marais (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃ le maʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. Carentan-les-Marais is located... 6 KB (314 words) - 01:12, 3 August 2023 |
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... 746 bytes (77 words) - 15:37, 12 February 2021 |
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... 9 KB (849 words) - 03:57, 8 May 2024 |
30 (U.S. Army designation), approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Carentan in Normandy, France, on June 13, 1944. It involved elements of the German... 9 KB (812 words) - 15:40, 7 March 2024 |
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... 31 KB (3,469 words) - 23:24, 16 April 2024 |