June 1944

Western Front

In the US 1st Army area, the VII Corps penetrates the outer defenses of Cherbourg. On the left, the 9th Division's 60th Infantry overruns the Flottemanville area, and the 47th completes the capture of Hill 171. The 39th Infantry overcomes the bypassed resistance near Beaudienville. The 79th Division makes limited progress in the vicinity of La Mare à Canards but is unable to reduce this strongpoint. In the 4th Division zone, the 12th Infantry, assisted by tanks, advances steadily toward Tourlaville, but the units flanking it make little progress.

In the British 2nd Army's I Corps area, the 51st Division, in a limited offensive, takes Ste Honorine, northeast of Caen and east of the Orne. The I Corps subsequently exerts limited pressure against the enemy north of Caen without making decisive gains.