Post by willi1 on Nov 6, 2018 20:06:09 GMT
Saint-Lô was almost completely destroyed (90-95% by popular estimates) by American bombardments during a phase of the Battle of Normandy known as Operation Cobra in July 1944, and was given the title "The Capital of Ruins" by Samuel Beckett.
The destruction of the city was considered strategically necessary for the opening of the Falaise divide, which enabled the Allied forces to expel the German forces from northern France.
The destruction of the city was considered strategically necessary for the opening of the Falaise divide, which enabled the Allied forces to expel the German forces from northern France.
The leaflet action by American air units to warn the civilian population before did not succeed. This resulted in many civilian casualties in the city.
