Battle for Caen
The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name given to fighting between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the larger Battle of Normandy. The battles followed Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the French coast on 6 June 1944 (D-Day). Caen is about 9 mi (14 km) inland from the Calvados coast astride the Orne River and Caen Canal, at the junction of several roads and railways. The communication links made it an important operational objective for both sides. Caen and the area to the south is flatter and more open than the bocage country in western Normandy; Allied air force commanders wanted the area captured quickly to base more aircraft in France.
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Battle for Caen
The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name given to fighting between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the larger Battle of Normandy. The battles followed Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the French coast on 6 June 1944 (D-Day). Caen is about 9 mi (14 km) inland from the Calvados coast astride the Orne River and Caen Canal, at the junction of several roads and railways. The communication links made it an important operational objective for both sides. Caen and the area to the south is flatter and more open than the bocage country in western Normandy; Allied air force commanders wanted the area captured quickly to base more aircraft in France.
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A Batalha por Caen (Junho—Agos ...... ção só foi completada em 1962.
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Bitva o Caen byla bitva mezi s ...... mecké linie až ke konci srpna.
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Bitwa o Caen – bitwa pomiędzy ...... pca operacja została odwołana.
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Con el nombre de batalla de Ca ...... uyeron con la victoria aliada.
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De Slag om Caen was een langdu ......
* Operatie Goodwood (18 juli)
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La Batalla de Caen, disputada ...... oc de la ciutat de pre-guerra.
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La bataille de Caen désigne le ...... ndre la « capitale normande ».
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La battaglia di Caen (giugno-a ...... nuto il 6 giugno 1944 (D-Day).
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Pertempuran Caen terjadi dari ...... , sampai Agustus.
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Slaget om Caen utkämpades mell ...... före kriget återstår än idag.
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1944-08-06
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Allied victory
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11 infantry divisions
3 armoured divisions
3 heavy tank battalions
3 tank brigades
5 armoured brigades
7 infantry divisions
8 panzer divisions
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Battle for Caen
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Friedrich Dollmann
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Battle for Caen
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Normandy, France
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Mountains of rubble, [approxim ...... [...] the dead lay everywhere.
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Allied victory
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— Arthur Wilkes describing the situation following the operation.
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A Batalha por Caen (Junho—Agos ...... sta norte da França (o Dia-D).
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Bitva o Caen byla bitva mezi s ...... mecké linie až ke konci srpna.
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Bitwa o Caen – bitwa pomiędzy ...... dostępu do miasta od północy.
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Con el nombre de batalla de Ca ...... uyeron con la victoria aliada.
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De Slag om Caen was een langdu ...... deel uit van de Slag om Caen:
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La Batalla de Caen, disputada ...... sent una zona molt valuosa pe
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La bataille de Caen désigne le ...... ndre la « capitale normande ».
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La battaglia di Caen (giugno-a ...... nuto il 6 giugno 1944 (D-Day).
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Pertempuran Caen terjadi dari ...... , sampai Agustus.
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Slaget om Caen utkämpades mell ...... t till att bygga ett flygfält.
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Bataille de Caen
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Batalha de Caen
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Batalla de Caen (1944)
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Batalla de Caen
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Battaglia di Caen (1944)
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Pertempuran Caen
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