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Show First Major Battle in Caen Region I l" ; 1ENGLISH CHANNEL! r ' j :1 T v iifcii.-ttji,-.. T FECAMP JcHERaOURt f ' ' ETRETAT 1 st to ---rS a usieux Si UbRNE RIVER BERNAY CRANVIUE JviRE . ! H ARCENTAN I The Caen region of Normandy Invasion coast became the reported scene of the first battle of major proportions, with worst fighting just outside out-side of Bayeux, north of Caen. After amphibious forces converged on St. Vaast, on Cherbourg peninsula, troops began straddling the road to Carentan (1) where paratroopers landed. Landing made at Arromanches, midway between Le Havre and Cherbourg, moved toward Bayeux. |