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THE JULY OFFENSIVE….. First Army’s Problem ** XIX Corps’ Problem ** The Enemy Side ** …….. XIX CORPS ATTACKS WEST OF THE VIRE ( 7-11 July )….. The Opening Assault ( 7 July ) ** The 113th Cavalry Group Enters the Bridgehead ( 7-8 July ) ** Coordination Troubles ( 8 July ) ** More Coordination Troubles ( 9 July ) ** Effort Toward Hauts-Vents ( 10 July ) ** The Counterattack of Panzer Lehr ( 11 July ) ** Hauts-Vents is Taken ( 11 July ) ** Action West of the Taute ( 7-11 July ) ** …….. OPENING ATTACK ON ST-LO ( 11 July )….. The 29th Division Starts Well ** The 2d Division Takes Hill 192 ** The 35th Division Enters the Fight ** II Parachute Corps, 11 July ** ……… XIX CORPS HAS SLOW GOING ( 12-14 July )….. Limited Gains East of St-Lo ( 29th Division ) ** Stalemate North of St-Lo ( 35th Division ) ** The Salient West of the Vire ( 30th Division ) ** ………. First Army Progress, 11-14 July LAST PHASE OF THE BATTLE ( 15-20 July )…… Progress West oj the Vire ( 15-19 July ) ** East of the Vire: the Attack of 15 July ** The Battle on Martinville Ridge ( 16-17 July ) ** Capture of St-Lo ( 18-19 July )……… ABBREVIATIONS …….. CONCLUSION