Operation Goodwood
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Operation Goodwood was a major British armoured offensive launched in July 1944 during the Battle of Normandy, aimed at breaking out from the Caen area against German forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
→
military operation → |
| aimedAt |
German forces east of Caen
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| alsoKnownAs |
Goodwood
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| belligerent |
Germany
→
United Kingdom → |
| commander |
Gerhard von Schwerin
→
Heinrich Eberbach → Miles Dempsey → Richard O’Connor → |
| commandingFormation |
British Second Army
→
VIII Corps (United Kingdom) → |
| conflict |
Second World War
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|
| countryInvolved |
Canada
→
Germany → United Kingdom → |
| date |
1944-07-18
→
1944-07-19 → 1944-07-20 → |
| endDate |
1944-07-20
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| followedBy |
Operation Bluecoat
→
Operation Cobra → |
| forceType |
armoured offensive
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| front |
eastern flank of the Normandy beachhead
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| historicalSignificance |
contributed to eventual German withdrawal from Caen area
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| location |
Caen area
→
France → Normandy → |
| notableFeature |
heavy British tank losses
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large-scale preliminary air bombardment → |
| objective |
break out from the Caen area
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destroy German armoured forces east of Caen → secure Bourguébus Ridge → |
| opposingFormation |
German Panzer divisions
→
I SS Panzer Corps → |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
→
Normandy campaign → |
| precededBy |
Battle for Caen
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|
| result |
German armoured forces east of Caen weakened
→
operational British and Allied advantage → tactical stalemate → |
| scale |
major offensive
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| startDate |
1944-07-18
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| supportedBy |
Allied strategic bombers
→
Royal Air Force → artillery bombardment → |
| theatre |
Western Front
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| timePeriod |
July 1944
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