The Battle for Pretot-Ste-Suzanne
On the 6th of June around 250 American Paratroopers of the 501st & 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st & 82nd Airborne Divisions, landed around the area of Pretot. Then on the 19th of June the 3rd Battalion 508th PIR of the 82nd fought and won the village but then withdrew. The commune of Pretot was finally liberated on the 5th of July by the 90th Infantry Division. The fighting resulted in 60% of the commune buildings being damaged or destroyed. | 
