Operation Atlantic

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Operation Atlantic was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the French city of Caen from German forces during the Normandy campaign.

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Operation Atlantic canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II offensive
military operation
belligerent Canada
Germany
campaign Normandy landings follow-up operations
commanderSide First Canadian Army
conflict World War II
country Canada
goal capture of Caen
location Caen
France
Normandy
militaryBranch Canadian Army
militaryObjective expand Allied bridgehead south of Caen
objective capture of the French city of Caen
opponent German forces
opposedBy German Army
Waffen-SS units
opposedByUnitType German armoured divisions
participant British forces (in adjacent operations)
Canadian armoured units
Canadian infantry units
partOf Allied operations around Caen
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign
phaseOf Allied advance after D-Day landings
relatedTo Battle for Caen
Operation Goodwood
result Allied tactical success
contributed to securing Caen
startTime 1944-07
strategicImportance securing Caen as a key communications hub in Normandy
temporalContext July 1944
theatreOfWar Northwest Europe
Western Front
timePeriod summer 1944

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Battle for Caen includesOperation Operation Atlantic
Battle of Verrières Ridge operation Operation Atlantic
Operation Spring precededBy Operation Atlantic