At 10:00 today, 15 August, 1944, the 313th Regiment and the rest of the 79th Division advanced to Nogent-le-roi – only 30 miles from Paris. Meanwhile, the German counterattack at Mortain has failed and the German remnants are trying to escape through the narrowing gap remaining between Falaise and Argentan.
- Today, 15 August, 1944, the 313th Regiment closed to within 30 miles of Paris as the Faliase Gap narrows. Source: Martin Blumenson, U.S. Army in WWII European Theater of Operations: Breakout and Pursuit, (Washington, DC: Center for Military History, U.S. Army, 1961), Map 17.
At 10:00 today, 15 August, 1944, the 313th Regiment moved to Nogent-le-roi. Meanwhile, the German counterattack at Mortain has failed and the German remnants are trying to escape through the gap remaining between Falaise and Argenten.
