14.FJ RGT8 St Lo front question

[Daniele C]

Hi
I have just purchased a WP from estand of a soldier who died in ST.GERMAIN near ST.LO on 15.7.1944 while being with the 14 company of FJR8.
Volksbund said he died in ST GERMAIN but there s a few st germains near st lo.
Does ANYONE know near which ST GERMAIN near st lo was the fjr8 on that date?
thank you

Daniele

[Daniele C]

i found Saint germain d'Elle east of st lo and Saint Germain sur Sèves bit further west of saint lo above Periers....
any idea?

[Daniele C]

Nobody can tell me at least if the FJR8 was based west or east of saint LO during the battle please?

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Some info

This may help a little below,with town names and directions etc...,like it say east of St Lo too.So the Saint germain d'Elle town would be it more likely?.

Between 17th-18th June the division took up positions to the north of St Lò. They were to advance from their positions and drive the invading forces back into the sea. On their left flank was the 352nd Inf.Div and on the right, 17th SS.Pz.Gren Division, G.v.B. Divisional HQ was east of Chapelle du Fest.
The division's first encounter with enemy forces was on the 14th June when the Para spearhead encountered armour of the US 7th Corps on the St Lò to Bayeaux road.
(This is incorrect as I have evidence that Kampfgruppe Alpers from FJR8 clashed with American Shermans in the Balleroy forest near Berigny on 8th-10th June 1944. This was the spearhead of the US advance on St.Lo.)
With the aid of accurate artillery fire from the 12th Fallschirm-SP Brigade they managed to inflict heavy casualties on the Americans.
When the division finally became whole on the 17th, they were ordered to take up positions across a 15 mile sector from Foret de Cerisy to Caumont, east of St Lò.
The 5th, 8th and 9th Regiments stretched along this line managed to hold it against heavy attacks from American armour for 3 weeks, depriving the enemy of St Lò.

http://web.archive.org/web/200605240...k/normandy.htm



Also these older threads in the FJ forum section showed a recent book on the battle.And maybe someone who has the book like falls1944,could tell you some info on it about towns and where they where possibly?.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...lo+battle+book

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=248006

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=st+lo+battle
This 3rd one,i see you had the same info i posted above too,it said what you already knew but maybe forgot?.And the members there said not much info in the book on the 8th FJR.

[Daniele C]

Thanks!
Yes i did some researches on th einternet and i found out on some site the 3rd FJD was east of St Lo and im sure that s Saint germain d'Elle where my soldier died then buried in Marigny german cemetary.
thank you

Daniele

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Good ot hear

Thats good news then to hear.