Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. History Prior to Operation Cobra in World War II, it was an impediment, a small island in a stretch of a marshy area. The position was held by a kampfgruppe of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, Das Reich Division and the 6th Parachutist Regiment (''Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 6''). The 358th Infantry Regiment (United States), 358th Regiment of the 90th Infantry Division under General Eugene M. Landrum started the attack on 22 July, but without air support because of bad weather. The 1st Battalion suffered heavy losses but held on to the island. The 2nd battalion failed to cross the marshes. In the evening the Germany, German Fallschirmjäger with company leader Alexander Uhlig counterattacked with one tank of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, 2nd Panzer Regiment. The Americans were driven back, in ...
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Communes Of The Manche Department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * *Communauté d'agglomération

Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 50 Hérault
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History

Manche is one of the original 83 départements created during the on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie. The first capital was until 1796, and it res ...
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