The Merderet is a 36.4-kilometre-long (22.6-mile) river in Normandy, France, which is a tributary to the river Douve. It runs roughly north-south down...

area of roughly 10 square miles (26 km2) located on either side of the Merderet river on the Cotentin Peninsula of France, five hours ahead of the beach...

the Merderet to seize a bridgehead. On May 27 the drop zones were relocated 10 miles (16 km) east of Le Haye-du-Puits along both sides of the Merderet. The...

additional bridges over the Douve and capturing intact two bridges over the Merderet. They quickly captured the important crossroads at Sainte-Mère-Église (the...

standard French term la plaine). The Plain is bounded on the west by the Merderet River and by the English channel to the east, and by the communes of Valognes...

objectives were to capture Sainte-Mère-Église, secure crossings at the Merderet River near La Fiere and Chef-du-Pont, and establish a defensive line north...

02:30, with the primary objective of capturing two bridges over the River Merderet and destroying two bridges over the Douve. On the east side of the river...

secure an area of roughly 10 square miles (26 km2) on either side of the Merderet River. They were to capture the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, a crucial communications...

approximately 1,800 meters west of Lisieux's city center, between the Merderet stream (sometimes confused with the Tourette) and the departmental road...

secure the town of Sainte-Mère-Église and to take the bridges along the Merderet River. By doing this, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division coming in at Utah...

commander Colonel Harry Lewis was ordered to make a crossing of the le Merderet River and help attack La Fière Bridge from the opposite side. Seeing a...

Vaubadon, France June 10, 1944 Charles N. DeGlopper † Private First Class Merderet River at la Fiere, France June 9, 1944 — Emile Deleau Jr. † Sergeant Oberhoffen...

western flank. Its failure to capture the river crossings at the River Merderet resulted in a delay in sealing off the Cotentin Peninsula. The 101st Airborne...

opening phase of Operation Overlord, due to the crossing point on the Merderet River, Chef-du-Pont was a priority objective of the Allies. The objective...

Beach, Normandy, the remainder entering combat 10 June, cutting across the Merderet River to take Pont l'Abbe in heavy fighting. After defensive action along...

Middle Ages, when urbanization resumed in Valognes especially near the Merderet, Alauna became the land for agricultural activities, primarily for livestock...

of the American airborne landings in Normandy, was to help secure the Merderet River crossings. Although their target was supposed to be in Drop Zone...

later alleged to be the basis of the novel and film The Dirty Dozen. The Merderet is a tributary of the Douve. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Douve (I5--0200)"...

battle against repeated German attacks. The small stone bridge over the Merderet River was a key point for the Germans to take in order to break up the...

org/military/agency/army/3-325air.htm Regimental Unit Study No. 4 506 The Forcing of the merderet Causeway at La Fiere, France: An Action of the 325th Glider Infantry. European...

of the Merderet valley, with the towns of Valognes and Alleaume on the opposite side of the river. The depression through which the Merderet River flows...

glider infantry of the 82nd Airborne during the battles to control the Merderet bridgehead. The glider carrying the commander of the battalion, Col Todd...

widely scattered during the drop landing in grassing swampland along the Merderet river, by the end of the day Timmes controlled a group of approximately...