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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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