Battle for Hill 112
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The Battle for Hill 112 was a fierce World War II engagement in Normandy in 1944, where Allied and German forces fought for control of a strategically vital height dominating the approaches to Caen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for Hill 112 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftermath | Hill 112 remained largely a no-man's-land for weeks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Hill 112
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Operation Jupiter ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Jupiter (main assault phase)
|
| associatedOperation |
Operation Epsom
ⓘ
Operation Jupiter ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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German forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commandedBy | British Second Army ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials on Hill 112 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
fierce infantry fighting
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heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ intense tank combat ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
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surface form:
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
11th Armoured Division ⓘ 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend ⓘ 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division ⓘ 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen ⓘ British VIII Corps ⓘ Waffen-SS ⓘ
surface form:
Waffen-SS units
|
| location |
France
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Normandy ⓘ |
| near | Caen ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Miles Dempsey
ⓘ
Paul Hausser ⓘ
surface form:
SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser
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| notableFor |
high British and German losses
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stubborn German defense ⓘ |
| objectiveOf | British attempts to break out from Normandy beachhead ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
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| result |
inconclusive
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strategic Allied success ⓘ tactical German defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
dominated approaches to Caen
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overlooked Odon valley ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
approaches to Caen
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control of Hill 112 ⓘ |
| terrain |
dominating height
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ridge feature ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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