30 Infantry Division (USA) worked on techniques for eradicating snipers
The 30th Infantry Division continued to defend in its sector.
The terrain it held along the Vire - Taute Canal secured ground between major Commonwealth efforts to seize Caen and major American efforts to seize Cherbourg.
It also covered the flank of American divisions making a more limited attack towards Saint-Lô.
The division’s defense was an active one; regiments routinely sent out numerous patrols to probe enemy lines, keep the enemy off balance, secure tactical intelligence, and identify worthy targets for air and artillery strikes.
The Germans responded with patrols and counterattacks of their own.
Artillery fire and snipers were dominant sources of casualties for both sides in this sector during this period.
The 30th Infantry Division worked on techniques for eradicating snipers, and many of its combat patrols were dispatched for this purpose.
This attrition and diversion of German forces continued to drain the enemy, even as more heavily resourced attacks were progressing elsewhere.