Historical place archive

Chambois in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Chambois in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels1 people1944–1944

Historical events in Chambois

1944

17 August 1944
Operation Totalize
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Orders the Canadians to close the gap between the 1st Canadian & 3rd US Army

19 August 1944
Falaise Pocket Closure Coordinated
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Coordinates British, Canadian, Polish and American pressure as the Falaise pocket is closed.

22 August 1944
Operation Totalize
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

The Poles & Americans meet & seal the Falaise pocket, ends the Normandy Campaign

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Chambois. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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