Battle of Villers-Bocage
48,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen
  • Broschiertes Buch

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. In an opportunistic development of a British operation whose aim was to encircle and seize the city of Caen, a Brigade group of the 7th Armoured Division sought to exploit a gap that appeared in the German defences to the west of the city. The British bypassed the front line and reached the small town of Villers-Bocage, but the Germans had anticipated the thrust and hastily repositioned their reserves to cover their…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. In an opportunistic development of a British operation whose aim was to encircle and seize the city of Caen, a Brigade group of the 7th Armoured Division sought to exploit a gap that appeared in the German defences to the west of the city. The British bypassed the front line and reached the small town of Villers-Bocage, but the Germans had anticipated the thrust and hastily repositioned their reserves to cover their open flank. As the Brigade group's vanguard pushed beyond the town it was ambushed by German heavy tanks, and increasingly strong counterattacks forced the British to abandon Villers-Bocage for a more defensible position. Despite a successful defence of its "Brigade Box" the following day, the Brigade group was withdrawn during the night of 14 15 June after additional German forces were rushed to the area.