Battle for Caen

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World War II battle battle

The Battle for Caen was a major World War II engagement during the Normandy campaign in 1944, in which Allied forces fought to capture the strategically vital French city of Caen from German defenders.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Caen ×5
Battle of Caen (1944) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
aimOfAllies	secure a breakout from Normandy beachhead →
belligerent	British Second Army → First Canadian Army → German 7th Army → Panzergruppe West →
cityStatus	major road and rail hub in Normandy →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Erwin Rommel → Gerd von Rundstedt → Guy Simonds → Heinrich Eberbach → Miles Dempsey →
conflict	World War II →
consequence	facilitated Allied breakout in Operation Cobra → heavy destruction of Caen →
country	France →
date	June–August 1944 →
endTime	1944-08-06 →
front	Western Front →
hasParticipant	Allies → Canada → Germany → Nazi Germany → Poland → United Kingdom →
includesOperation	Operation Atlantic → Operation Charnwood → Operation Epsom → Operation Goodwood → Operation Jupiter → Operation Perch → Operation Spring → Operation Totalize → Operation Tractable → Operation Windsor →
location	Caen → Normandy →
opponentStrategy	German defensive holding action south of Caen →
partOf	Normandy campaign → Operation Overlord →
result	Allied victory →
startTime	1944-06-06 →
strategicObjective	capture of Caen →
usedForces	armoured divisions → infantry divisions →
usedTactic	extensive aerial bombardment →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
21st Army Group ("Battle of Caen") → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division → British Second Army →	operation
21st Panzer Division ("Battle of Caen") → 3rd British Infantry Division →	engagement
7th Armoured Division ("Battle of Caen") → Northwest Europe →	notableBattle
British 8th Armoured Brigade → I SS Panzer Corps ("Battle of Caen") →	participatedIn
Operation Goodwood → Operation Goodwood →	precededBy
Caen ("Battle of Caen (1944)") →	significantEvent
7th Panzer Division ("Battle of Caen") →	tookPartIn