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 Two columns of American soldiers with 1st Battalion, on the main road in Avranches during "Operation Cobra" to attack German SS troops and armored divisions around the area, July 26, 1944.

 The legendary Operation Cobra, led by General Patton, caused the Avranches breakout (percée d'Avranches) and the liberation of the city on 31 July 1944. Avranches was then used as the starting point for the liberation of Brittany and the rest of North-West Europe.