Operation Totalize
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Operation Totalize was a major Allied offensive launched in August 1944 during the Normandy campaign, aimed at breaking through German defenses south of Caen using coordinated infantry, armor, and heavy bomber support.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Totalize canonical | 14 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Guy Simonds
ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey ⓘ
surface form:
Miles Dempsey
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1944-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1944-08-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Tractable ⓘ |
| front |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of Normandy
|
| involvedUnit |
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
ⓘ
Polish 1st Armoured Division ⓘ
surface form:
1st Polish Armoured Division
1st SS Panzer Corps ⓘ British Second Army ⓘ First Canadian Army ⓘ II Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| location |
Normandy
ⓘ
south of Caen ⓘ |
| month | August ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of strategic bombers in close support role
ⓘ
one of the first large-scale Allied night armoured attacks in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| objective |
advance toward Falaise
ⓘ
break through German defenses south of Caen ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Kurt Meyer
ⓘ
Sepp Dietrich ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| precededBy | Operation Goodwood ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical victory
ⓘ
German defensive line south of Caen weakened ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
coordinated infantry and armor assault
ⓘ
heavy bomber support ⓘ night attack ⓘ use of armoured personnel carriers ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Churchill tanks
ⓘ
Kangaroo armoured personnel carriers ⓘ Sherman tanks ⓘ USAAF heavy bombers ⓘ heavy bombers of RAF Bomber Command ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Bluecoat