Ste Mere Eglise and Cherbourg

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Normandy around Sainte-Mere-Eglise during the invasion od Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

The Fourth Division took part in the Normandy Invasion and relieved the isolated 82nd Airborne Division at Sainte-Mere-Eglise. The 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg, June 25, 1944.

Cherbourg is a strategic seaport city in northwestern France. In order for the Allies to bring in troops and supplies during and after the World War II Normandy invasion, they needed a port. Cherbourg, at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula, was a first priority for the US forces. After establishing a firm beachhead, the US forces moved to isolate the Cherbourg garrison. It was captured on June 25, 1944. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the Germans had thoroughly destroyed the port of Cherbourg and it would not be put into use for months.

When the American Mulberry Harbor (at Omaha Beach) was wrecked in a storm in late June, Cherbourg became much more vital than it had been thought it would be. It became one of the first large Allied supply ports to re-open in August 1944.

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