Operation Martlet

When

25 Jun 1944 – 1 Jul 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

49.15° N, 0.57° W

Description

1944 part of a series of British attacks to capture the French town of Caen and its environs from German forces during the Battle of Normandy of World War II

1944 battle in Caen, France during WWII

Operation Martlet was part of a series of British attacks to capture the French town of Caen and its environs from German forces during the Battle of Normandy of World War II begun by the Allies. It was a preliminary operation undertaken on 25 June 1944 by XXX Corps of the British Second Army, to capture Rauray and the area around Noyers.

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