Operation Jupiter (1944)
Operation Jupiter was an offensive by VIII Corps of the British Second Army from 10 to 11 July 1944. The operation took place during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The objective of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (Major-General Ivor Thomas) was to capture the villages of Baron-sur-Odon, Fontaine-Étoupefour, Chateau de Fontaine and to recapture Hill 112. An attached brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division would take Éterville, Maltot and the ground up to the River Orne and then the tanks of the 4th Armoured Brigade, supported by infantry, would advance through the captured ground and secure several villages to the west of the River Orne. It was hoped that the initial objectives could be captured by 9:00 a.m., after which the 4th Armoured Brigade would exploit t
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Operation Jupiter (1944)
Operation Jupiter was an offensive by VIII Corps of the British Second Army from 10 to 11 July 1944. The operation took place during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The objective of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (Major-General Ivor Thomas) was to capture the villages of Baron-sur-Odon, Fontaine-Étoupefour, Chateau de Fontaine and to recapture Hill 112. An attached brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division would take Éterville, Maltot and the ground up to the River Orne and then the tanks of the 4th Armoured Brigade, supported by infantry, would advance through the captured ground and secure several villages to the west of the River Orne. It was hoped that the initial objectives could be captured by 9:00 a.m., after which the 4th Armoured Brigade would exploit t
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Con operazione Jupiter fu indi ...... e operazioni Cobra e Bluecoat.
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L'opération Jupiter est le nom ...... d'une jonction routière (D8).
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Operacja Jupiter – ofensywa VI ...... k żołnierzy 43 Dywizji Wessex.
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Operation Jupiter was an offen ...... on the hill in the late 1940s.
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Операція «Юпітер» (англ. Opera ...... ити які не уявлялося можливим.
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British victory
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Memorial to the 43rd Division on Hill 112.
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Richard O'Connor
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Wilhelm Bittrich
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Operation Jupiter
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the Battle for Caen
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West of Caen, Normandy, France
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British victory
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II SS Panzer Corps
* 9th SS Pa ...... 02nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
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* 15th (Scottish) I ...... ivision
* 4th Armoured Brigade
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Con operazione Jupiter fu indi ...... mattina stessa dell'offensiva.
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L'opération Jupiter est le nom ...... d'une jonction routière (D8).
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Operacja Jupiter – ofensywa VI ...... nywania swojej części zadania.
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Operation Jupiter was an offen ...... moured Brigade would exploit t
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Операція «Юпітер» (англ. Opera ...... тву вступали британські танков
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Operacja Jupiter
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Operation Jupiter (1944)
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Operazione Jupiter
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Opération Jupiter
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Операція «Юпітер»
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