Operation Bluecoat
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Operation Bluecoat was a British offensive launched in late July 1944 during the Battle of Normandy to seize key terrain south of Caumont and support the American breakout from the Normandy beachhead.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
breaking through German defensive positions south of Caumont
ⓘ
drawing German reserves away from the American sector ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bluecoat ⓘ |
| armyInvolved | British Second Army ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey
ⓘ
Miles Dempsey ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| corpsInvolved |
VIII Corps
ⓘ
XXX Corps ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-08-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Totalize
ⓘ
Operation Tractable ⓘ |
| front |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy front
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the collapse of German positions in Normandy
ⓘ
helped enable the Allied advance towards Vire and Mont Pinçon ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Normandy (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy
between Caumont and Vire ⓘ south of Caumont ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted concurrently with Operation Cobra
ⓘ
use of British armoured divisions in bocage terrain ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| opposedByUnit |
German 7th Army
ⓘ
German armoured divisions ⓘ Panzergruppe West ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Normandy ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| precededBy |
Operation Epsom
ⓘ
Operation Jupiter ⓘ |
| region |
Western France
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern France
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07-30 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | support the American breakout from the Normandy beachhead ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | Operation Cobra ⓘ |
| tacticalObjective |
protect the eastern flank of Operation Cobra
ⓘ
secure high ground between Caumont and Vire ⓘ seize key terrain south of Caumont ⓘ |
| theatre |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| timePeriod |
August 1944
ⓘ
July 1944 ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Goodwood