Tilly-la-campagne

On the 25th of July 1944, while Operation Cobra was launched by the US forces to break through the German lines south of Saint-Lo, the 2nd Canadian Corps started Operation Spring south of Caen. Infantrymen of the North Nova Scotia …

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On the 25th of July 1944, while Operation Cobra was launched by the US forces to break through the German lines south of Saint-Lo, the 2nd Canadian Corps started Operation Spring south of Caen. Infantrymen of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, supported by the tanks of Fort Garry Horse, had to capture the village of Tilly-la-Campagne defended by the SS of the 1 SS Panzer division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler". The Canadian assault was made in the night but with the searchlights to see the battlefield. The North Novas captured the north part of the village, in spite of heavy losses due to the advance in open field in front of German machine-guns. Then the SS counter-attacked and repelled them out of Tilly. Operation Spring was a setback for the Canadians and they lost 1 500 men on this day.

Tilly-la-campagne, France

Operation Spring was an offensive operation conducted by II Canadian Corps during the Normandy campaign. The plan was intended to create pressure on the German forces operating on the British and Canadian front simultaneously to American offensive operations in their sector known as Operation Cobra, an attempt to break out from the Normandy lodgement. Specifically, Operation Spring was intended to capture Verrières Ridge and the towns on the south slope of the ridge. However, strong German defenses on the ridge, as well as strict adherence to a defensive doctrine of counter-attacks, stalled the offensive on the first day, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking forces, while preventing a breakout in the Anglo-Canadian sector.

Wikipedia: Operation Spring

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