Deadly Cobra Strike

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) More than a dozen Panzer Lehr Div. Panthers are knocked out by Opn. Cobra carpet bombing near St.-Lo, 25 July 1944. (2) 3d Fallschirmjäger Div. troopers race to occupy a position outside St. Lo, late July 1944. (3) GIs observe the enemy from a position outside St.-Lo. (4) 29th Inf. Div. GIs advance carefully through the streets of St. Lo, 29 July 1944. (5) P-47D fighter-bombers support 2d Armd. Div. tanks in their breakout near St.-Lo, 29 July 1944.

Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SGT Mark Anderson Sgt (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. PO2 (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace LTC Orlando Illi Maj Robert Thornton GySgt Thomas Vick SPC Douglas Bolton MAJ Hugh Blanchard LTC John Griscom LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Dandridge Col (Join to see) LTC Charles Blake MAJ Paul Graham

This was one of the key the events of World War II as General Omar Bradley led troops that engineered this Cobra strike .effectively.

I saw the title of this and thought of the M4 Sherman 'Cobra King'.. Great history post!