BAOR BATTLEFIELD TOUR - OPERATION GOODWOOD

Operations of 8th Corps east of Caen 18-21 July 1944

190 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Goodwood was launched at a time of high frustration in the higher command of the Allies, and this contributed to the controversy surrounding the operation. The Allied bridgehead in Normandy was not expanding at the pace they wanted; the lodgement was about 20% of the planned size, which led to congestion, and there was some fear of a stalemate. Allied commanders were not able to exploit their potentially decisive advantages in mobility during June and early July 1944. They were looking for a decisive breakthrough of the German defensive front.This British offensive took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the larger battle for Caen in Normandy, France. The objective of the operation was a limited attack to the south, from the Orne bridgehead, to capture the rest of Caen and the Bourguébus Ridge beyond.While Goodwood failed in its primary aim, it forced the Germans to keep powerful formations opposite the British and Canadians on the eastern flank of the Normandy beachhead and Operation Cobra, the first US Army attack which began on 25 July, caused the weaker German defences opposite to collapse.

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• ISBN: 9781474539319
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.02.2024
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press