Battle
Battle for Caen
6 Jun 1944 – 6 Aug 1944 · Caen, Normandy
From 6 June to 6 August 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, the British Second Army under Miles Dempsey and the First Canadian Army, part of Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group, fought Panzergruppe West around Caen. The main operations were Epsom (from 26 June, aimed at high ground south of Caen), Charnwood (8–9 July), which took Caen north of the Orne, and Goodwood (from 18 July, towards Bourguébus Ridge). Caen was captured on 8–9 July 1944 and the battle ended in an Allied victory.
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