Lehr Sanction

Elements of the British 50th Infantry Division, supported by armor of the Royal Dragoon Guards, and preceded by a massive naval and air bombardment, finally succeeded in taking the village of Lingevres. But three hours after retreating, the grenadiers of Panzer Lehr counterattacked, with armor support from west and east. …

1944-06-14

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Elements of the British 50th Infantry Division, supported by armor of the Royal Dragoon Guards, and preceded by a massive naval and air bombardment, finally succeeded in taking the village of Lingevres. But three hours after retreating, the grenadiers of Panzer Lehr counterattacked, with armor support from west and east. Besides the defending British infantry, only three Shermans of the 8th Armoured Brigade, grouped near the square attempting to cover all the roads into the hamlet, stood to challenge the Panthers.

Lingeveres, France

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.

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