Operation Epsom
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Operation Epsom was a major British offensive during the Battle of Normandy in June 1944, aimed at outflanking Caen and weakening German defenses following the D-Day landings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
creating conditions for the capture of Caen
ⓘ
weakening German defenses around Caen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Epsom ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey ⓘ Lieutenant-General Richard O’Connor ⓘ |
| conductedBy | British Second Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateContext | June 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-06-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Jupiter
ⓘ
Operation Windsor ⓘ |
| front | Normandy front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
11th Armoured Division
ⓘ
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division ⓘ 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ |
| location |
Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy, France
west of Caen ⓘ |
| mainBritishFormation | VIII Corps (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy use of British artillery support
ⓘ
intense armored clashes with German panzer divisions ⓘ |
| objective |
force German armored reserves into battle
ⓘ
outflank Caen from the west ⓘ weaken German defenses after the D-Day landings ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Erwin Rommel
ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingUnit |
German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
ⓘ
surface form:
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend ⓘ 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler ⓘ 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen ⓘ II SS Panzer Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
D-Day landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Perch ⓘ |
| result |
diversion of German panzer divisions from other sectors
ⓘ
establishment of a British bridgehead over the River Odon ⓘ heavy German armored losses ⓘ strategic Allied advantage ⓘ tactical German defensive success ⓘ |
| riverCrossed |
River Odon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Orne (area of operations) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-06-26 ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
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