What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 1944 – 27 Jul 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 49.11° N, 0.33° W
- Description
- 1944 military operation
Operation Spring
1944 Canadian offensive on the Western Front of World War II
Operation Spring was an offensive operation of the Second World War conducted by II Canadian Corps during the Normandy campaign in 1944. The plan was intended to create pressure on the German forces operating on the British and Canadian front simultaneous with Operation Cobra, an American offensive. Operation Spring was intended to capture Verrières Ridge and the villages on the south slope of the ridge.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Operation Spring: One of the bloodiest days for Canadian forces during the war results in 1,550 casualties, including 450 killed, during the Normandy Campaign”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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