More than 60,000 civilian deaths a darker and largely ignored side of D-Day campaign

The French town of Saint-Lo is left in rubble and ruin following some of the bitterest fighting in World War II. The town was 95% destroyed before it was captured from Germans on July 18, 1944. The victories in Normandy and Northern France paved the way for the Allies triumphant entry into Paris in August 1944. (Department of Defense)

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John Vandiver

John covers U.S. military activities across Europe and Africa. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.

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More than 60,000 civilian deaths a darker and largely ignored side of D-Day campaign

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