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Q: Why was St lo very important to the Germans?
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Where was the allied victory site of 1944?

The site referred to is the French town of St. Lo. German defenders and the Allies were well aware that St. Lo was the strategic key to western Normandy.Several elite German divisions were ordered to the St. Lo sector to counter the American threat.When the town finally fell to the Americans on 18 July 1944, there was hardly anything still standing. Although it was a month later than planned, St-Lo's occupation opened the way for the eventual Allied victory in Normandy.


What was the battle after d-day?

Probably the battle of St. Lo, but I might be wrong.


What is a 4 letter name of a town during World War 2 ending with tlo?

St. Lo


How many allies died at St. Lo?

Estimates are very rough and paper trails are hard to find. St Lo was the second most costly battle next to the battle of Stalingrad in the European theater of war. However, experts put the number of allied casualties at 40,000 with at least 27,000 of those being KIA. However the German loss was much worse. The German 352nd army, which included the 2nd SS Panzer-grenadier division, known as one of the two most elite groups of soldiers in the second world war, was completely annihilated, with estimates as many as 60,000 casualties.


Why was the Normandy Invasion a significant aspect of World War 2?

The Allies had deliberately sent information to misdirect the Germans into thinking that the attacks would be elsewhere. Normandy was selected because somewhere else was actually a better choice, and the Germans knew it.