Allan Henry Shafto Adair18 July 1944
Adair's division advanced through the narrow armoured corridor east of Caen.
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Adair's division advanced through the narrow armoured corridor east of Caen.
Dempsey directed Goodwood as the principal Second Army offensive east of Caen.
Hobart's specialized armoured vehicles supported the crossing and attack east of Caen.
Montgomery intended Goodwood to hold German armour around Caen and gain ground south-east of the city.
Launched in order to clear Caen but the British lose 5,537 casualties & 400 tanks. Caen is bombed to obliterate enemy defences but only the southern suburbs are taken. 7 out of 8 Panzers in Normandy are engaged in battle
The British VIII and I Corps, to the east of Caen, launch Operation Goodwood. The British lose 450 tanks, the Sherman displays serious weaknesses. Launches 3 Divisions east of Caen to gain the Bourguebus Ridge on the road to Falaise.
The offensive began with the largest air bombardment in support of ground forces yet, with more than a thousand aircraft dropping 6,000 short tons (5,400 t) of high explosive and fragmentation bombs from low altitude.
O'Connor commanded the massed armoured assault east of Caen toward Bourguebus Ridge.
Roberts led the 11th Armoured Division toward Cagny and Bourguebus Ridge south-east of Caen.
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