Operation Cobra: The break out from St Lo

Описание: Operation Cobra was the brainchild of General Bradley. It was to use a massif bombing raid to smash the German resistance then break out.
Set to take place just after the liberation of St Lo, it was postponed several times, then "started" on the 24th July.
The 9th 4th and 30th divisions were to operate the "break-in" then the 1st division and the 2nd and 3rd Armoured divisions were to break-out.
The 24th July was a false start which was costly in American friendly fire casualties. The 2nd armored finally advanced 15 miles in 5 days. A record.

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00:00 Intro
00:26 Taking Cherbourg
00:57 Bradley's plan
02:10 Bombing Plan
03:20 American attacking troops
04:00 Follow up troops
04:26 German troops
05:40 24th bombing
07:25 Cobra starts 25th July
08:30 General McNair and Gorge Bede Irvin
09:45 30th Division move
09:55 9th Division hit
10:28 German troops devastated
10:50 La Nouiellerie
11:40 Herbecrevon Liberated
12:02 9th Division held up at start line.
13:10 4th division towards La Chapelle en Juger
13:50 Refugees at La Chapelle en Juger
15:50 Aubrie farm
16:30 German soldier at the Aubrie
16:50 Bombs rain down on the Aubrie
17:20 La Mine hamlet
18:00 German radio station at the Aubrie
19:04 Marigny
19:50 3rd Armoured commander changed
20:15 Canisy
21:12 Dangy
21:28 Pont Brocard
22:05 Notre dame de Cenilly
23:00 Pinetiere crossroads attack.
24:00 Ambush near StDenis le Gast
25:00 St Denis le Gast attacked
25:30 Deaths Moor ambush.
26:50 Roncy German pocket
27:15 Outro
27:30 Patton
27:50 Veteran Bombers






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