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1990 James Gavin, commandant U.S. 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82
1981 Omar Bradley, last U.S. 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in New York at 88 1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 1953 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, General-Field Marshal (Normandy), dies at 77 1945 George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 1945 Betram Home Ramsay, English Admiral/Commander Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 1944 Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1944 Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy 1944 U.S. 90th/Polish 1st Division occupy Chambois Normandy 1944 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy 1944 Canadian 2nd division conquerors Falaise Normandy 1944 German Field Marshal Model replaces von Kluge in Normandy 1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy 1944 Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon Normandy 1944 U.S. 30th division reaches suburbs of St-Lo Normandy 1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy 1944 U.S. troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1944 Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy 1944 British/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy 1944 General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy 1944 Violent battles in Verrieres-hill (Normandy) 1944 British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy 1944 1,100 U.S. guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Normandy 1944 General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy 1944 British assault at Caen Normandy 1944 King Edward VI visits Montgomery's HQ in Normandy 1944 German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy 1944 U.S. troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy 1944 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy 1944 Allies occupy Port-and-Bessin Normandy 1944 General Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chateau de Creully 1944 D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France 1944 General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy 1907 James Gavin, U.S., 82nd Airborne Div General, Sicily/Normandy 1905 Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer, long-skirted look 1896 Richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander, Normandy 1886 Paul Paray, Le Treport Normandy, conductor and composer, Artemis Trouble 1885 George S Patton, U.S. general, Sicily/Italy/Normandy, "Old Blood and Guts" 1875 Karl R G von Rundstedt, German General-Field Marshal, Normandy 1151 Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou/duke of Normandy, dies at 38 1134 Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies 1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik 1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy 1087 William I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies 1035 Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies |
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