La Chapelle-en-Juger
| La Chapelle-en-Juger | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre | |
  La Chapelle-en-Juger | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  La Chapelle-en-Juger | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′41″N 1°12′56″W / 49.12800°N 1.2155°WCoordinates: 49°07′41″N 1°12′56″W / 49.12800°N 1.2155°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Marigny |
| Intercommunality | canton de Marigny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nelly Villedieu |
| Area1 | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 657 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50123 / 50570 |
| Elevation |
17–112 m (56–367 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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La Chapelle-en-Juger is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
World War II
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 5 July, the airfield was designated as "A-5", it was used by the 404th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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