Operation Cobra

Organization of VII, VIII, and XIX U.S. Army Corps during Operation Cobra 25 July 1944

Saint Lo and Vicinity

Saint Lo and Vicinity - Operation Cobra - 25-29 July 1944.Background information: In 1938 the predecessors of what is today The Department of History at the United States Military Academy began developing a series of campaign atlases to aid in teaching cadets a course entitled, "History of the Military Art." Since then, the Department has produced over six atlases and more than one thousand maps, encompassing not only America’s wars but global conflicts as well. In keeping abreast with today's technology, the Department of History is providing these maps on the internet as part of the department's outreach program. The maps were created by the United States Military Academy’s Department of History and are the digital versions from the atlases printed by the United States Defense Printing Agency. We gratefully acknowledge the accomplishments of the department's former cartographer, Mr. Edward J. Krasnoborski, along with the works of our present cartographer, Mr. Frank Martini.

U.S. tanks pass through the wrecked streets of Coutances, France. This illustration was created using Adobe Photoshop, with added yellow box and text to highlight the significance of Operation Cobra and V Corps' contributions, and the photo was colorized using Photoshop restoration tools. (U.S. Army illustration by Tyler Brock)