▁near ▁the ▁Bo is ▁de ▁Bou log ne . ▁ ▁After ▁Paris , ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁returned ▁to ▁XV ▁Corps ▁at ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁request . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁notable ▁victory ▁on ▁ 1 2 – 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁against ▁the ▁Pan zer ▁IV s ▁and ▁Pan ther ▁t anks ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Pan zer ▁Brigade ▁by ▁using ▁man oe uv re ▁and ▁air ▁power ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁numerical ▁and ▁technical ▁inferior ity ▁of ▁his ▁t anks . ▁American ▁historian ▁Hugh ▁M . ▁Cole ▁wrote ▁that ▁" this ▁fight , ▁character ised ▁warm ly ▁by ▁the ▁XV ▁Corps ▁commander ▁as ▁a ▁' br illiant ▁example ' ▁of ▁perfect ▁air - ground ▁co - ord ination , ▁not ▁only ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁fe at ▁of ▁arms ▁but ▁also ▁de alt ▁a ▁cri pp ling ▁blow ▁to ▁Hitler ' s ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁arm oured ▁thrust ▁into ▁the ▁Third ▁Army ▁fl ank ." ▁ ▁Pat ton ▁personally ▁p inned ▁a ▁Silver ▁Star ▁on ▁L ec ler c , ▁and ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁another ▁six ▁Silver ▁Stars ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Med als ▁for ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁DB . ▁Pat ton ▁then ▁gave ▁L ec ler c ▁his ▁next ▁objective : ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bac car at ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁there ▁over ▁the ▁Me ur the ▁River . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁captured ▁before ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁could ▁destroy ▁it . ▁H ais