Villebaudon Ridge 1944*
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Date: July 29, 1944*
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Battle Location: Villebaudon Ridge, Normandy, France.*
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Battle Type: US Army advance vs Germany delay.*
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Description: Tasked with clearing the Germans off a long, high ridge near the bombed out town of
Villebaudon the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry moved out supported by Shermans of the 66th Armor.
A stiff fight was in store for the troops as the Germans, equipped with the dreaded 88s would
prove hard to shift.*
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Sources:* 
Wilson, George; If You Survive.*
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Bando, Mark; Breakout at Normandy.*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**



