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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Bluecoat canonical | 18 |
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 (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Goodwood
subject surface form:
Guards Armoured Division