Dive in Cherbourg
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SS Leopoldville Wreck Cherbourg, France
On Christmas Eve 1944 the SS Leopoldville left Southampton carrying over 2000 American troops from the 66th Infantry Division, known as the Black Panthers, to support the Battle of the Bulge.Just 5 miles from the safety of Cherbourg she was struck by a torpedo fired from U-486 commanded by…
