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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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La Meauffe

La Meauffe (French pronunciation: [la mof]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

History

Church and manor prior the fighting in 1944.

On the 11 and 12 July 1944, the village was attacked by the 35th Infantry Division (United States) while defended by the German 352 ID and units of the 266 ID. The fighting, violent, started the 11th and ended the 12th, cost the lives of 19 US soldiers, wounding 170, with 25 missing. The road D54, leading to La Meauffe was renamed the Death Valley Road by the US soldiers.

Heraldry

Arms of La Meauffe
Arms of La Meauffe
The arms of La Meauffe are blazoned :
Vert, a fess wavy argent between 2 fleurs de lys Or, and a salmon argent.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ La Meauffe en 1944, sur dday-overlord.com