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Third Army

Canada · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944

Henry Duncan Graham Crerar21 August 1944

Falaise · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Elements of the First Canadian Army relieved the Polish Armys survivors of this Battle and the Canadian Army was finally able to close the Falaise Pocket by linking up with the troops of the American 3rd Army on the other side

Names involved

Henry Duncan Graham Crerar

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