Flight of Fancy

After waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Fivision 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After an RAF raid against Caen on 7 July, the British 3rd Infantry …

1944-07-08

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After waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Division 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After an RAF raid against Caen on 7 July, the British 3rd Infantry Division attacked near Lebisey – and then along the Caen canal towards the industrial suburb of Columbelles. Led by the 2nd Lincolns, the British slammed into the German lines in two directions.

Herouville, France

Operation Charnwood was an Anglo-Canadian offensive that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen, part of the larger Operation Overlord in the Second World War. The operation was intended to capture the German-occupied city of Caen, which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Overlord. It was also hoped that the attack would forestall the transfer of German armoured units from the Anglo-Canadian sector to the American sector to the west, where an offensive was being prepared. The British and Canadians advanced on a broad front and by the evening of the second day had taken Caen up to the Orne and Odon rivers.

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German

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