Name: Allied Advance Stalls at Normandy
Duration: 213
Description: After the D-Day invasion of France on June 6, 1944, the Allied advance is mired in the thick hedgerows of Normandy's bocage country.

After the D-Day invasion of France on June 6, 1944, the Allied advance is mired in the thick hedgerows of Normandy's bocage country.

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Allied Advance Stalls at Normandy

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