Operation Windsor
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Operation Windsor was a World War II Canadian-led assault in early July 1944 to capture the village and airfield of Carpiquet during the Battle of Caen in Normandy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Windsor canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canada
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Canadian casualties
ⓘ
heavy German casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Kurt Meyer
ⓘ
Reginald W. Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date |
1944-07-04
ⓘ
1944-07-05 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-07-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Charnwood
ⓘ
subsequent attacks to capture the remainder of Carpiquet airfield ⓘ |
| location |
Carpiquet
ⓘ
Carpiquet ⓘ
surface form:
Carpiquet airfield
Normandy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Canadian-led assault on fortified German positions
ⓘ
intense fighting for control of Carpiquet airfield ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Carpiquet airfield
ⓘ
capture the village of Carpiquet ⓘ |
| opponentUnit |
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
ⓘ
26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment ⓘ SS Panzer regiment ⓘ
surface form:
I Battalion, 1st SS Panzer Regiment
|
| participatingUnit |
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)
ⓘ
3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ 79th Armoured Division ⓘ 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ Le Régiment de la Chaudière ⓘ Royal New Brunswick Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ⓘ The Royal Winnipeg Rifles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle for Caen
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Caen
Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| precededBy | initial Allied landings in Normandy ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical victory
ⓘ
Carpiquet village captured by Canadian forces ⓘ most of Carpiquet airfield remained under German control initially ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07-04 ⓘ |
| support |
air support
ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
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