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Caen Remains Uncaptured on D-Day

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

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1944

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st6 June 1944

Caen · Warfare / World War, 2nd

British forces establish a strong beachhead but do not seize the planned D-Day objective of Caen.

Names involved

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st

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