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Saint-Lô
SAINT-LÔSAINT-LÔ a town in France of about ten thousand people that marked the opening of the American invasion of German-held Normandy during World War II. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's First U.S. Army initiated the battle in the Cotentin peninsula on 4 July 1944, and closed it, after taking forty thousand casualties, on 18 July, with the capture of Saint-Lô. One week later, Bradley launched Operation Cobra with the support of heavy bombers and broke the German defenses in Normandy. Allied forces spilled through the opening and by September had pushed the German forces to the Siegfried Line. BIBLIOGRAPHYAron, Robert. France Reborn: The History of the Liberation, June 1944–May 1945. New York: Scribner, 1964. Blumenson, Martin. The Duel for France, 1944: The Men and Battles That Changed the Fate of Europe. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. Martin Blumenson / a. r. See also Armored Vehicles ; D Day ; Normandy Invasion . |
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Blumenson, Martin. "Saint-Lô." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Blumenson, Martin. "Saint-Lô." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803690.html Blumenson, Martin. "Saint-Lô." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803690.html |
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Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô , town (1990 pop. 22,819), capital of Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy. It is an agricultural center and has famous horse stables. Wood products, plaster, and clothing are manufactured. An old Gallo-Roman town, Saint-Lô was a medieval fortress and was the scene of a massacre of Huguenots in the 16th cent. Saint-Lô has been rebuilt since its virtual destruction during the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. |
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"Saint-Lô." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint-Lô." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SaintLo.html "Saint-Lô." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SaintLo.html |
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Saint‐Lô
Saint‐Lô, Lower Normandy/France Briovera Renamed after Laudus (Lo), the rather obscure 6th‐century bishop of Coutances.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Lô." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Lô." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SaintL.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Lô." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SaintL.html |
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