Operation Perch

Wann

7. Juni 1944 – 14. Juni 1944

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

49.08° N, 0.66° W

Description

1944 British offensive of the Second World War

British offensive of the Second World War

Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place from 7 to 14 June 1944, during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a D-Day objective for the British 3rd Infantry Division in the early phases of Operation Overlord.

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