THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 - Sherman tanks and other vehicles of the 2nd Squadron, 12th Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, French 2nd Armoured Division (2ème Division Blindée or 2e DB) at a marshalling area in Normandy, shortly after landing on Utah Beach on 1 August 1944. The Division was commanded by General Philippe Leclerc and formed part of Patton's US Third Army. Most famously, the 2e DB liberated Paris alongside the US 4th Infantry Division on 25 August French Army

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