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3 unusual facts about Bombardment of Cherbourg


Bombardment of Cherbourg

Rear Admiral Morton Deyo, heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa (flag), heavy cruiser Quincy, battleship Nevada, HMS light cruiser Glasgow and light cruiser Enterprise, six destroyers: Ellyson, Rodman, Gherardi, Hambleton, Emmons, and British 9th Minesweeping Flotilla.

To support their advance over the Cotentin Peninsula and their planned assault on the German fortifications, on Jun 25, 1944, a bombarding force (CTF 129) was organized under the command of Rear-Admiral Morton Deyo, USN.

Rear Admiral Morton Deyo began putting together a naval bombardment plan on 15 June.



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