Gerard Corfield Bucknall7 June 1944
Bucknall directed XXX Corps in the western attempt to outflank Caen.
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Bucknall directed XXX Corps in the western attempt to outflank Caen.
Dempsey ordered the attempt to encircle Caen from the west through the Villers-Bocage sector.
Erskine led the 7th Armoured Division through the western bridgehead during the attempt to envelop Caen.
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