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Title
Higher Ground
Description
The French city Of Caen was a vital objective of the Normandy landings on D-Day. Located in the British and Canadian sector, the plan was for the British 3rd Infantry Division to push through the German defenders and capture city …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-06-10
Scenario#
26
Scenario Description
The French city Of Caen was a vital objective of the Normandy landings on D-Day. Located in the British and Canadian sector, the plan was for the British 3rd Infantry Division to push through the German defenders and capture city on 6 June. The initial assault fell well short. The battle to capture Caen dragged on into August tying up 14 divisions on the British and Canadian side, but more importantly it pinned down almost 20 German divisions. This enabled the US forces to move to the east and south of Caen threatening to encircle the German defenders.
Location
Caen, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle for Caen 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.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle for Caen
Combatants
German
American

Geolocation