7 August 1944
Commonwealth
The town of Falaise becomes a major objective of Commonwealth forces, since its capture would cut off virtually all of Generalfeldmarschall Gunther von Kluges Army Group B
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Falaise in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The town of Falaise becomes a major objective of Commonwealth forces, since its capture would cut off virtually all of Generalfeldmarschall Gunther von Kluges Army Group B
The town of Falaise becomes a major objective of Commonwealth forces, since its capture would cut off virtually all of Generalfeldmarschall Gunther von Kluges Army Group B
Ordered by Bradley to create a "short hook" from Le Mans to Falaise
Orders Patton to create a "short hook" from Le Mans to Falaise to trap the Germans
Pattons 3rd Army was at Falaise & Montgomerys 2First Army Group at Argentan. Patton is ordered to halt, Montgomery takes 2 weeks to close the gap
Pattons 3rd Army was at Falaise & Montgomerys 2First Army Group at Argentan
Poles & Americans seal the Falaise pocket officially ending the Normandy Campaign
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