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The City That Died for Liberation: The Civilian Tragedy of Caen
In the summer of 1944, the battle for Caen was not just a military clash, but the systematic destruction of a city and its ...
Memorial Sculpture to the 3rd British Infantry Division in front of Caen Castle, July 2004 (60th Anniversary). It reads 'To the memory of the men of the 3rd British Infantry Division one of the ...
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The Death of the Armored Breakthrough: The Tragedy of Operation Goodwood
In July 1944, the Allies launched their greatest tank assault in Western Europe to smash through Caen. But German anti-tank ...
On connaît le rôle répressif des sections spéciales et leur action contre la Résistance. Pourquoi la juridiction de Caen s'est-elle surtout occupée de vols de bestiaux? /// The "Special section" of ...
As the world marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, RFE/RL has delved into the extensive British Pathé archive of newsreels to see how the Allied invasion of Western Europe, which began on June 6, 1944, ...
On Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 2019, the organisation En Scène à Caen will recreate an American military camp, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Many events are being planned. Votre ...
The British forces that landed at Sword Beach had multiple objectives. Some SS (Commando) Brigade units were to link up with the Juno beachhead to the west; others were to drive southwards, cutting ...
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