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Battle of Montebourg
	Part of the Battle of the Cotentin
Date	7–20 June 1944
Location	Northern Manche, France
Result	US victory
Belligerents
United States	Germany
Commanders and leaders
J. Lawton Collins	Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
Units involved
Part of VII Corps; • 4th Infantry Division; • 9th Infantry Division; • 79th Infantry Division	Battle Group von Schlieben; • 709th Infantry Division; • part of 77th Infantry Division

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The Battle of Montebourg was fought in north-west Normandy between US and German forces for control of the towns of Montebourg and Valognes as US forces attempted to push north towards the port of Cherbourg from their D-Day lodgement around Sainte-Mère-Église.

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Bradham, Randolph (2012). "To the Last Man": The Battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany. Barnsley: Frontline. ISBN 978-1-84832-665-1.

Wilmot, Chester (1952). The Struggle for Europe. London: Collins. p. oclc=908982608. {{cite book}}: Missing pipe in: |page= (help)