Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
The capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (popularly known as Operation Deadstick, and in official documents as Operation Coup de Main) was an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place in the early hours of 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of the Second World War. The objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen canal, providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition. Once captured, the bridges had to be held against any counter-attack, until the assault force was relieved by commandos and other infantry advancing from the landing beach.
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Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
The capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (popularly known as Operation Deadstick, and in official documents as Operation Coup de Main) was an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place in the early hours of 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of the Second World War. The objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen canal, providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition. Once captured, the bridges had to be held against any counter-attack, until the assault force was relieved by commandos and other infantry advancing from the landing beach.
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L'Operació Pal Sec (en anglès: ...... ia, fins que arribà el relleu.
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L'Opération Deadstick (en angl ...... usqu'à l'arrivée de la relève.
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Operacja Deadstick (niekiedy n ...... ch sił lądowych z plaży Sword.
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The capture of the Caen canal ...... attacks, until relief arrived.
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Операция «Дэ́дстик» (Deadstick ...... вой силе и тяжёлом вооружении.
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Операція «Дедстік» — епізод оп ...... висадки союзників у Нормандії.
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1944-06-06
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British victory
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2 gunboats
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Unknown killed
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Unknown wounded
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Den Brotheridge
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Edgar Feuchtinger
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Hans Schmidt
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John Howard
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Richard Coffin
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1944-06-06
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Operation Tonga of the Normandy landings
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Near Ranville, Normandy, France
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British victory
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L'Operació Pal Sec (en anglès: ...... que avançava des de la platja.
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L'Opération Deadstick (en angl ...... ontre n'importe quelle contre-
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Operacja Deadstick (niekiedy n ...... iechotę zbliżające się z plaż.
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The capture of the Caen canal ...... ancing from the landing beach.
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Операция «Дэ́дстик» (Deadstick ...... ми, тщательно охранялись и был
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Операція «Дедстік» — епізод оп ...... висадки союзників у Нормандії.
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Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
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Operació Pal Sec
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Operacja Deadstick
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Opération Deadstick
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Операция «Дэдстик»
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Операція «Дедстік»
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