Operation Atlantic was a Canadian offensive during the Battle of Normandy; launched in conjunction with Operation Goodwood, from July 18–20, 1944. Although initially successful, with gains made on the flanks of the Orne River near Saint-André-sur-Orne, an attack by the 4th & 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades against strongly defended positions on Verrières Ridge resulted in heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
The historic Normandy town of C...
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Operation Atlantic was a Canadian offensive during the Battle of Normandy; launched in conjunction with Operation Goodwood, from July 18–20, 1944. Although initially successful, with gains made on the flanks of the Orne River near Saint-André-sur-Orne, an attack by the 4th & 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades against strongly defended positions on Verrières Ridge resulted in heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
The historic Normandy town of Caen was a D-Day objective for the British 3rd Infantry Division that landed on Sword Beach on 6 June 1944. The capture of Caen, while "ambitious", has been described by historian L F Ellis as the most important D-Day objective assigned to Lieutenant-General Crockers's I Corps. Operation Overlord called for Second Army to secure the city and then form a front line from Caumont-l'Éventé to the south-east of Caen, in order to acquire airfields and protect the left flank of the United States First Army while it moved on Cherbourg. Possession of...
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