Bombardment of Cherbourg

When

25 Jun 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

49.65° N, 1.63° W

Description

a Second World War naval gunnery operation during the Battle of Normandy

1944 naval operation off Normandy

The bombardment of Cherbourg took place on June 25, 1944, during World War II, when ships from the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy attacked German fortifications in and near the city, firing in support of U.S. Army units that were engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.

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