Operation Jupiter

When

10 Jul 1944 – 11 Jul 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

49.12° N, 0.46° W

Description

1944 British offensive during WWII

1944 British offensive during WWII

Operation Jupiter was an offensive by VIII Corps of the British Second Army from 10 to 11 July 1944 during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The objective of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was to capture the villages of Baron-sur-Odon, Fontaine-Étoupefour, Château de Fontaine-Étoupefour and to capture the high ground of Hill 112 in order to deny its use as an observation point.

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