The Battle for Mayenne Normandy 90th Division

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The Battle for Mayenne, Normandy (90th Division) • Part of a series of unique shows in August about a variety of subjects • Kevin Hymel is a good friend of WW2TV his last appearance being on our Patton's War show • Patton's War - General Patton in WW2 . He is a renowned military historian, TV talking head, author and battlefield guide. • The Battle of Mayenne occurred on 5th August 1944 when Patton's US Third Army advanced towards the Mayenne River in the town of Mayenne in Normandy. The Third Army had to secure the vital bridges to push their armour on towards Laval and Paris and at the same time hope the Germans did not destroy them. We will talk about a bold decoy column deployed to lure some of the German defenders away and the story of James McRacken, known as the The Savior of Mayenne, who was mortally wounded in an attempt to disarm explosives set by Germans to destroy one of the bridges. • Patton's War: An American General's Combat Leadership, Volume I: November 1942 - July 1944 by • Kevin M. Hymel • USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97808262... • UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978082... • Additional Resources - Photo album from 1944 on the Mayenne Town website • https://www.patrimoine-pays-de-mayenn... • You can become a YouTube Member and support us here / @ww2tv • You can become a Patron here / ww2tv • Please click subscribe for updates • Social Media links - • / ww2tv • / ww2tv • / ww2tv • WW2TV Merchandise teespring.com/en-GB/stores/ww2tv • WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. • UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV • USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV

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