Operation Charnwood
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Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Charnwood canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canada
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign | Normandy landings follow‑up operations ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Caen ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-07-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Goodwood
ⓘ
Operation Jupiter ⓘ |
| forceType | ground offensive ⓘ |
| front |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy front
|
| location |
Caen
ⓘ
France ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
Guy Simonds ⓘ Heinrich Eberbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Dempsey ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive urban destruction in Caen ⓘ |
| objective |
capture northern Caen
ⓘ
reach River Odon ⓘ reach River Orne ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle for Caen
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| precededBy | Operation Windsor ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical victory
ⓘ
northern Caen captured by Allies ⓘ southern Caen remained under German control ⓘ |
| side |
Allies
ⓘ
Axis ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07-08 ⓘ |
| strategicAim | secure ground for further advances south of Caen ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied strategic bombers
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| theatre |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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