D-Day Through Battle of Mortain By monte williams Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Period: Jun 6, 1944 to Aug 15, 1944 D-Day Through Battle of Mortain Jun 12, 1944 Murray Pulver arrives in France Aug 4, 1944 a.m., 1st Div. secures Mortain and Hill 314 Aug 5, 1944 p.m. 30th Infantry ordered to Mortain Aug 5, 1944 p.m. 1st Infantry ordered to move toward Mayenne Aug 6, 1944 a.m. First troops from 30th Infantry arrive at Mortain Members of 1st Infantry brief members of 30th on conditions on Hill 314 Aug 6, 1944 Lt. Col. Hardaway (2nd Batt. 120th) establishes a command post not on Hill 314, but in Grand Hotel in Mortain