Battle

Second Battle of the Odon

15 Jul 1944 – 17 Jul 1944 · 49.08° N, 0.47° W

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When
15 Jul 1944 – 17 Jul 1944
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
49.08° N, 0.47° W
Description
1944 battle in the Second World War
War
World War II

Second Battle of the Odon

1944 battle in the Second World War

The Second Battle of the Odon comprised operations fought by the British Second Army during the Second World War. Attacks took place in mid-July 1944 against Panzergruppe West, as part of the Battle of Normandy. Operations Greenline and Pomegranate were intended to draw German attention away from Operation Goodwood, an attack from the Orne bridgehead on 18 July.

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