Country France Department Manche Intercommunality Saint-Lô Agglo Area 15 km² | Region Normandy Canton Saint-Lô-1 Population (2006) 657 Arrondissement Saint-Lô | |
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La Chapelle-en-Juger is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.
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Map of 50570 La Chapelle-en-Juger, 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.
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La Chapelle-en-Juger Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA