Operation Cobra Explained | How the U.S. Army Broke Out of Normandy

Описание: Operation Cobra Explained | How the U.S. Army Broke Out of Normandy

In July 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy was dangerously close to stalling in the deadly hedgerows of France. What followed was Operation Cobra — the decisive American offensive that shattered German defenses and turned the Normandy campaign into a full-scale breakout.

This video provides a detailed, cinematic, and historically accurate account of Operation Cobra, from the brutal stalemate near Saint-Lô, through the massive carpet bombing by U.S. strategic bombers, to the armored breakthrough made possible by the secret Sherman “Rhino” hedgerow cutters.

You’ll learn:

Why U.S. forces were trapped in the Normandy bocage

How Allied air power was used on an unprecedented scale

The tragic friendly-fire losses, including General McNair

How the Panzer Lehr Division was effectively destroyed

Why Rhino-equipped Shermans changed ground combat overnight

How Cobra opened the road to Avranches, Brittany, and the collapse of German resistance in France

Using primary sources, battlefield reports, and real tactical details, this documentary explains how Operation Cobra transformed World War II in Western Europe — shifting the war from attrition to rapid maneuver warfare.

WWII history • Normandy campaign • U.S. Army operations • Tank warfare • Military strategy • D-Day aftermath

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