August 1944

Western Front

In the British 2nd Army's VIII Corps area, the 3rd Division finds Flers clear of Germans. In the XXX Corps area, Condé-sur-Noireau falls to the 11th Armored Division without opposition. The XII Corps, continuing southeast toward Falaise, gets almost to the Falaise-Condé railway line.

In the Canadian 1st Army area, the II Corps has virtually surrounded Falaise. The British I Corps begins a general advance eastward toward the Seine in the coastal sector. The 6th Airborne Division, on the coast, finds the enemy firmly established along the Dives in the Cabourg area. The 49th Division crosses the Dives at Mézidon. The 51st Division seizes St Pierre-sur-Dives and continues toward Lisieux. The 7th Armored Division in operating on the corps right flank.

In the US 3rd Army's VIII Corps area, the 83rd Division continues to batter at the St Malo Citadel and releases the 121st Infantry to the 8th Division. Elements of the 8th Division are now in the Brest area. The XV Corps reaches the Eure River and establishes a bridgehead. Dreux falls to the 5th Armored Division. The XX Corps assembles near Chartres and establishes a bridgehead across the Aunay River. In the XII Corps area, Orléans falls in a coordinated assault by CCA, 4th Armored Division, and the 137th Infantry, 35th Division. The 320th RCT, 35th Division, reaches the outskirts of Châteaudun.

In the US 1st Army area, the VII Corps continues northward with little difficulty except in the Fromental area, where the 3rd Armored Division is strongly opposed. The XIX Corps reaches its objectives and is pinched out by the British. The XIX Corps releases CCA, 2nd Armored Division, to its parent unit. The V Corps remains in place. The 116th Infantry, 29th Division, defends the Corps front.