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Battle of La Haye-du-Puits

Battle of La Haye-du-Puits was a battle fought on 3 July 1944 in what is now France; it lasted 11 days. It was part of Operation Overlord. The recorded result: US victory.

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Fought3 July 1944lasted 11 days
WhereFrance49.273N, 1.569W
OutcomeUS victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Part ofOperation Overlord1944

Where it sits in Operation Overlord

Battle for Caen, 1944Battle of Cherbourg, 1944Battle of Carentan, 1944Battle of Bréville, 1944Battle of Bloody Gulch, 1944Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, 1944Second Battle of the Odon, 1944Battle for Brest, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Liberation of Paris, 194419441944Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, 1944
10 placed engagements of Operation Overlord in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 July 1944
to 14 July 1944
PlaceFrance
49.273N, 1.569W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Troy H. Middleton
  • Dietrich von Choltitz
Battle of La Haye-du-PuitsBattle of La Haye-du-PuitsBattle of Bloody GulchBattle of CarentanBattle of GraignesBattle of LoreyBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of GraignesBrécourt Manor AssaultLe HavreRennesCherbourgSt.-Brieuc100 km49.273N, 1.569W
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Elsewhere in 1944

Battle of La Haye-du-Puits is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124818173, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Haye-du-Puits, revision 1382987216, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.