The American Liberation Army

The 3^rd US Army liberates Le Mans, a major city between Rennes and Paris on 8^th August and Angers, further south by the River Loire, on 10^th August.

10^th August 1944 – with the liberation of Guam all of the Marianas Islands are now in Allied hands.  Almost 2,000 Americans were killed in the Battle of Guam but also over 18,000 Japanese.