Battle of Cherbourg

The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought immediately after the successful Allied landings on 6 June 1944. Allied troops, mainly American, isolated and captured the fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, in a hard-fought, month-long campaign.

For other uses, see Battle of Cherbourg (disambiguation).
Battle of Cherbourg
Part of the Normandy Campaign, World War II

Cotentin Peninsula and port of Cherbourg, 1944
Date6 June – 1 July 1944 (Cotentin Peninsula)
22–27 June 1944 (Cherbourg)
Location
Normandy, France
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United States
 United Kingdom		  Germany
Commanders and leaders
J. Lawton Collins
Matthew Ridgway		 Friedrich Dollmann
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
Strength
Unknown 40,000
Casualties and losses
2,800 killed
5,700 missing
13,500 wounded
Total:
22,000		 7,000–8,000 killed or missing
30,000 captured
Total:
37,000–38,000+
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