St. Lô

American  

[san loh] / sɛ̃ ˈloʊ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Manche, in NW France: World War II battle June–July 1944.

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Example Sentences

It was replaced by “St. Lo,” a reference to the unit’s role in a brutal 1944 battle in France.

From Washington Post

In 1944, Hideki Tojo was removed as Japanese premier and war minister because of setbacks suffered by his country in World War II. American forces in France captured the Normandy town of St. Lo.

From Washington Times

Our heads were full of news from strange places in middle Europe or the Pacific — Lwow, Saipan, St. Lo.

From Washington Post

St.-Lo, to name just one martyred Normandy town, was all but destroyed and later unflatteringly named “The Capital of the Ruins” by playwright Samuel Beckett.

From Seattle Times

At his home in a retirement community in Burlington, North Carolina, a plaque on the wall — “D-Day to St. Lo” — commemorates his efforts.

From Seattle Times