Operation Martlet
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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 w
Men of the 2nd Kensington Regiment, 49th (West Riding) Division, attempt to spot a sniper in Rauray, 28 June 1944
Battle for Caen
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The Battle for Caen was a military engagement between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and its vicinity during the Battl
Operation Martlet
…Operation Martlet Part of the Battle for Caen of the Second World War Battle for Caen: Operation Martlet (left edge of map) Date 25 June – 1 July 1944 Location Odon Valley, France Result Allied…
D-Day landing beaches and German counter-attacks, 6 June 1944
An ammunition carrier of the 11th Armoured Division explodes after being hit by a mortar round during Operation Epsom on 26 June 1944.
Soldiers of the 43rd Wessex Division seek shelter from German mortar bombardments, 10 July.
A German Sd. Kfz. 231 (8-rad) heavy reconnaissance vehicle of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend navigates the ruins of Caen in July, 1944. The heavily damaged Church of Saint-Pierre is visible in the background.