Cotentin
Americannoun
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For his last day on Normandy’s Cotentin Peninsula, he was ready to hit the road along the English Channel to visit a patient.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
It was essential that the paratroopers hook up with the invading forces and then push up the Cotentin Peninsula to the port city of Cherbourg.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2019
Cushions believed to be from the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville, on France's Cotentin Peninsula, last week.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2019
In the morning, our ship arrived in Cherbourg, at the tip of Normandy’s Cotentin Peninsula and stayed 14 hours.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2017
Charles and I are both quite concerned about you; we hope you were not among those who made the first initial assault upon the Cotentin Peninsula.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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