ɪɾ ɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈiːn əvə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɜːst ˈɛɹboːɹn dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd ðə dʒˈɜːmən vˈɛɹmæxt ˌɔn dˈiːdˈeɪ, dʒˈuːn sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
It is best known for being the scene of a military engagement between the American 101st Airborne Division and the German Wehrmacht on D-Day, June 6, 1944.